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South Star Mining Announces the Selection of Final Design and Phase 1 Engineering Construction Support Team for the Santa Cruz Graphite Project
(TheNewswire) Toronto, ON - TheNewswire - April 13, 2021 ...
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[{"type":"text","content":"South Star Mining Announces the Selection of Final Design and Phase 1 Engineering Construction Support Team for the Santa Cruz Graphite Project\n \n \n (TheNewswire)\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Toronto, ON -\n \n \n TheNewswire -\n \n \n April 13, 2021 -\n \n \n South Star Mining Corp.\n \n \n (\n \n \n “South Star\n \n \n ”\n \n \n or “the Company”\n \n \n ) (TSXV:\n \n \n STS\n \n \n ) (OTC:STSBF) is pleased to announce\nthat it has awarded the contract for final engineering design and\nPhase 1 construction support services to MIPTEC Engenharia e\nConsultoria Ltda (“MIPTEC”). MIPTEC is based in Belo Horizonte and\nprovides full-service engineering, design and consulting services\nfocused on mining and mineral resource sectors as well as ports and\nlogistics terminals. The scope of work includes value\nengineering/project validation for the previous design phase,\npreparation of the final design construction documents, construction\nengineering support services, as-built drawings and operations\nmanuals. Final design work packages will be released progressively as\nthey are completed, and the overall design schedule is estimated to be\na total of 18 weeks. Project kick-off is scheduled to begin by the\nweek of April 10\n \n \n th\n \n \n .\n \n \n \n \n The Company has elected to internally manage the Phase\n1 EPCM program, with MIPTEC providing the final design and engineering\nconstruction support services. The owner’s team will include all\nmajor engineering disciplines to oversee the EPCM project\nimplementation program, construction supervision and quality control\n& assurance. Phase 1 operations for the 5,000 tpy pilot plant\noperations are fully licensed, and the Company is preparing to\nmobilize contractors in August 2021 with commercial production\ntargeted for Q4 2022.\n \n \n \n \n Richard Pearce, President and CEO of\n \n \n South Star\n \n \n , commented: “I am very\npleased to announce that we have selected MIPTEC to provide final\ndesign and construction engineering support services. They have a\ngreat team, and I was impressed with their creativity and flexible\ndesign approach. We have recently contracted the General Manager to\noversee the final design phase and ensure everything is in place for\nconstruction. We flew the site...