Kasbah Resources has appointed Ausenco Services Pty Ltd to undertake Front End Engineering Design (FEED) work for its Achmmach Tin Project in Morocco.

Kasbah released a highly positive new and updated Definitive Feasibility Study (DFS) for the Achmmach Project in July 2018, which confirmed Achmmach as a world class development-ready tin project.

The company is now focused on securing project financing, offtake partners, a mining contractor and an Engineering Procurement Construction (EPC) contractor to build the project.

As a pre-cursor to the EPC contact Kasbah has appointed Ausenco to undertake FEED. This scope of work represents a key step in the project’s development and construction pathway and is expected to deliver significant efficiencies in the processing plant, and potential cost reductions for the EPC contract.

Ausenco will undertake the work between November 2018 and February 2019, with the aim of enhancing and improving the design and efficiencies in the processing plant, thereby reducing risk and targeting an improved Engineering EPC tender price for the construction of the processing plant.

The scope of the FEED includes:

• Optimisation of process plant layout and design;

• Reduction of the overall project costs through efficient design and effective sourcing of materials, including from the Mediterranean region;

• Reduction of project schedule through effective planning and optimisation of construction strategies.

Commenting on the appointment, Russell Clark, CEO of Kasbah said “We are very happy to have Ausenco join the development of the Achmmach tin project. We know them to be a highly capable engineering company which has direct experience in building projects in Morocco. We are confident that the FEED will provide benefits to the project by improving the deliverables and potentially reducing the cost of the build and minimising the execution risk of construction. This is a critical step as we work towards the funding package and the award of an EPC contract to build the project.”