Engineering and construction company Kentz Engineers and Contractors has won the structural, mechanical and piping construction contract at Australian firm Syrah Resources’ Balama graphite project, in Mozambique.

Kentz, which is a member of the SNC-Lavalin Group, has successfully operated in Mozambique for 18 years and has worked on, among others, the Moma mineral sands mine, the Mozal aluminium smelter and Moatize coal mine.

The Balama project is expected to produce its first ore in the second quarter of next year.

Source: Mining Weekly