Aecon awarded $100M in mining contracts

Aecon Group Inc. has been awarded roughly $100 million in mining contracts to be booked in the second quarter of 2014.   

Aecon has been awarded a contract by K+S Potash Canada for work on their legacy mining project in Saskatchewan for early cavern development. The project involves mechanical, electrical, piping and instrumentation work. It is expected to be complete in the last quarter of 2014. 

In addition, Aecon was awarded a contract by Lafarge Canada to build a pre-heater tower, rotary kiln and cooler equipment for the Exshaw expansion project in Alberta.  The project involves structural, mechanical and civil work. Work will begin this month and is expected to be finished in the first quarter of 2015.