Horizonte Minerals plc has started construction and broken ground at its flagship Araguaia nickel project in Brazil. TIME FRAME The company held a ceremony yesterday, 18 May, for the milestone marking the transition from development to the construction phase. Horizonte said that the tier 1 project had a 24-month construction time frame with Stage 1 […]
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Horizonte awards earthworks contract for Araguaia
Horizonte Minerals plc has awarded the earthworks contract to Copa Construção S.A. for the construction of its 100%-owned Araguaia ferronickel project in Brazil. COPA Copa’s experience in mining projects and civil infrastructure projects includes roads, viaducts, hydroelectric power plants, ports, airports and transmission lines. The company has a portfolio of more than 2.5 billion cubic […]
Horizonte appoints Philipa Varris as head of sustainability
Horizonte Minerals plc has appointed Philipa Varris as head of sustainability with immediate effect. She joins the company’s senior management team in London, working closely with the Araguaia and Vermelho project teams in Brazil. Ms Varris has held leadership positions in sustainability and environment, social and governance (ESG) management in mining for more 25 years, […]
Horizonte appoints Gillian Davidson as independent NED
Horizonte Minerals plc has appointed Gillian Davidson as independent non-executive director to the board with immediate effect. Ms Davidson has more than 25 years’ experience in the extractives and natural resources sectors. She is an independent sustainability advisor and currently serves as a non-executive director on the boards of Central Asia Metals plc and Lundin […]
Horizonte appoints Vincent Benoit as NED
Horizonte Minerals plc has appointed Vincent Benoit as non-executive director with immediate effect. Mr Benoit has more than 30 years’ corporate finance, business development and M&A experience in the mining, telecom and energy sectors. He identified the opportunity to buy La Mancha and joined the company as head of strategy & business development in 2012. […]
Horizonte awards EPCM contract for Araguaia
Horizonte Minerals plc has awarded Swedish global engineering company AFRY the contract to construct its 100% owned Araguaia ferronickel project. PARTNERSHIP AFRY’s Brazilian subsidiary Pöyry Tecnologia Ltda will provide services across engineering, procurement, construction management (EPCM), project management and commissioning. “AFRY is a leader in its field and has a strong track record of successfully […]