Tag: Woodlawn

All images: Heron Resources.  BY REUBEN ADAMS HERON Resources’ Woodlawn zinc-copper development is on track to begin commissioning in late 2018. Once in production, the high-grade, long-life Woodlawn will be well placed to participate in a zinc market facing a significant supply shortfall. Reuben Adams spoke with Heron Resources chief executive Wayne Taylor. It must be nice to see Woodlawn in development.   It is – it has been a while coming. We got to a place where we had all the studies done and, as a lot of companies do, found the major hurdle was getting the money to make it happen on the ground. We got that done in September last year, so that was a significant step…

The Woodlawn zinc-copper project site near Tarago, NSW.          Image: Heron Resources. BY CAMERON DRUMMOND MULTI-commodity focused explorer Heron Resources has awarded a $107m contract for the development of its Woodlawn zinc-copper project in NSW. The engineering, procurement and construction contract (EPC) went to CIMIC Group subsidiary Sedgman for the development of a 1.5 million tonnes per annum mineral processing plant that would produce zinc, copper and lead concentrates. The design also included a backfill plant and supporting infrastructure at the project located near Tarago, 250km southwest of Sydney. More than 250 personnel would be employed at the peak of construction. Heron Resources managing director Wayne Taylor said the contract award followed the successful undertaking of a…