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Project name:
Legacy Project
Client name:
K+S Potash Canada (KSPC)
Location:
Saskatchewan, Canada
Key stats
22+ million workhours completed safely:
Winner of Hatch-CIM Mining & Minerals Project Development Safety Award.
Reduced facility footprint by 45%:
Maximised facility layout, materials, pre-assembly, and capital efficiency to achieve significant cost savings.
Leveraging workshare:
Teaming up to bring Wood expertise from across Canada –project leadership, wet mill and infrastructure (Saskatoon), product storage, and load-out (Trail), utilities (Oakville), and estimating (Calgary).
Wood scope
PMC (Project Management Consultant) EPCM & Commissioning partner for this complex C$4.1 Billion greenfield solution mine.
Meeting global demand for potash
The Legacy project, known as the most modern mining project of its time, is the first greenfield potash mine built in Saskatchewan in over 40 years. Designed to produce 2.86 million tonnes per year over a 55-year mine life, the project contributes to meeting global demand for potash, a critical input for food security.
Partnering on EPCM
As Project Management Consultant (PMC) and Engineering, Design, Procurement, and Construction Management partner to KSPC, Wood supported with basic and detailed design and construction phases for the solution mine and processing facility, including the management of complex third-party design-supply technology packages for key components of the plant.
Pushing limits in layout efficiency and cost savings
Applying capital efficiency principles to the preliminary design of this project, our team pushed the limit to densify the mill’s layout and bring significant savings to our client. Executing on Bayer Technical Services' site plan, Wood reduced the building's footprint by 45% and saved costs on building materials.
We also maximised modularisation and pre-assembly with carefully reviewed material selections for construction and simplified several major equipment specifications.
Embedding a safe culture
With a relationship and culture founded on trust, respect, safety, and collaboration, positive interactions extended beyond KSPC, Wood and Contractors to the local Community and First Nations enterprises, leading to safe and successful project execution among a workforce that peaked above 2,500.
Together we achieved over 22 million work hours, at one point reaching 11 million hours without a lost-time incident (LTI) with an overall LTI rate of 0.02.
Teaming up for success
Making an incredible contribution to Saskatchewan’s economy and the global potash industry, the Legacy project demonstrates how a true partnership can safely and predictably transform a pure greenfield site into a fully operational production facility.
The project produced its first marketable tonne of potash in the second quarter of 2017 and has been in operation since.
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