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IMC-Montan Consulting GmbH: DMT subsidiary awarded commission for feasibility study at Chinese steel company; China draws mining expertise from North Rhine-Westphalia(M2 PressWIRE Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) RDATE:15082008 Essen -- At the beginning of July IMC-Montan Consulting GmbH, a subsidiary of the DMT technical services group located in Essen, signed a contract for the preparation of a feasibility study. The principal here is the Shougang Hierro Peru S.A.A, a subsidiary of the China Shougang Group, China's fourth largest steel producer. For some ten years the group has owned the Peruvian iron mining and dressing company, Hierro Peru S.A.A, which is now to be expanded. Working in concert with other companies in NRW, IMC-Montan Consulting is the lead firm in the determination of how production capacities might be expanded. The study deals essentially with planning for two new open-cast mines with the corresponding operating resources, an estimate of available ore reserves, the geotechnical evaluation of the deposits, and pre-engineering planning for two new crude ore crushing and screening units, a new conveyor belt system about 20 km long, and a new dressing facility to produce iron ore concentrates. Other important elements in the commission are a seawater desalination plant and a study on energy supply to the project. The objective is to establish a global state of the art mining complex with the characterized by energy saving, environment friendliness and high efficiency. The project is scheduled to be completed within 2-3 years. Overall contract volume runs to seven digits. Peruvian iron ore for world market The Hierro Peru mine, located along the coast south of Lima, specialises in mining and processing iron ore. About eight million tons of iron ore concentrate are produced in the mines each year. As the owner of that company, the Shougang Group now intends to expand production phase by phase, with the production capacity of 10 million tons for the first phase. The iron ore is destined for the world market, especially the Chinese market. Structural change has been accomplished "Our competence in mining, in developing new natural resource deposits, and in optimizing existing operations is in strong demand, particularly in China. This project shows once again that large concerns operating at a global scale are banking on the decades of mining experience and expertise found in NRW," explains Heinz-Gerd Krner, Chairman of the DMT Executive Board. IMC-Montan Consulting GmbH is a subsidiary of DMT GmbH & Co. KG, both located in Essen. IMC-Montan supports mining companies around the world throughout the life cycle of a mining project - from exploration consulting to managing redundancies and recultivation following closure. This international mining consultant currently employs a staff of 25 at its offices in Essen, Nottingham and Moscow. As an independent engineering and consulting firm, DMT GmbH & Co. KG measuring technology, product testing and building safety, construction and infrastructure, mining and coking technology as well as resource exploration and geology. DMT has three accredited testing laboratories and 16 government-approved expert bodies for safety as well as 75 accredited experts. DMT has a permanent staff of more than 530 employees at its locations in Essen (headquarters), Berlin, Bochum, Dortmund, Leipzig, Mainz, Munich, Ronneburg and Saarbrucken. DMT is a member of TV NORD group. Managing Company: DMT Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH, Essen represented by its managing directors Heinz-Gerd Krner (CEO) and Jrg Becks Chairman of the Supervisory Board: Dr. Guido Rettig The companies are registered at the Local Court Essen, registration numbers HRA 9091 (KG) and HRB 20420 (GmbH) Member of TV NORD Group CONTACT: Michael Loos, IMC-Montan Consulting GmbH Tel: +49 201 172-1536 e-mail: [email protected] WWW: http://www.imcgcl.com Dagmar Jilleck, Public Relations, DMT GmbH & Co. KG Tel: +49 201 172 1544 Fax: +49 201 172 1700 e-mail: [email protected] WWW: http://www.dmt.de ((M2 Communications Ltd disclaims all liability for information provided within M2 PressWIRE. Data supplied by named party/parties. Further information on M2 PressWIRE can be obtained at http://www.presswire.net on the world wide web. Inquiries to [email protected])). Copyright ? 2008 M2 Communications Ltd. |