Last year Tetra Tech Proteus won the ‘Bentley Be Inspired’ award for Innovation in Mining 2015, for work  conducted on Greenland Minerals and Energy Ltd’s (GMEL)  Kvanefjeld project.  The award recognises  the  innovative  3D  modelling  work  conducted by Tetra Tech Proteus for the Kvanefjeld feasibility study.

The  ‘Bentley  Be  Inspired’  awards  have  global  scope,  with  categories  that  cover  all  types  of  infrastructure projects. Tetra Tech Proteus was the main contributing independent consultant for the Kvanefjeld feasibility study. Tetra Tech Proteus are a global engineering company based in North  America that has extensive experience in developing mining and infrastructure projects in cold  climate environments.

GMEL noted it was “extremely pleased to have key aspects of the Kvanefjeld feasibility program recognised in  such a prestigious forum. The company would like to thank Tetra Tech Proteus for the high level of  engineering skill contributed to the Kvanefjeld Project, and acknowledge Bentley for the award.“

The Kvanefjeld feasibility study, completed in Q2 2015, forms a key part of the mining license  application for the project.