Mining Foundation of the Southwest

The Mining Industry is evolving a new look as more and more of the U.S. mining companies are concentrating on off-shore projects and consolidating operations to ensure a future position in the industry. Major engineering and construction firms are also moving off-shore and consolidating to meet the needs of their clients. The Mining Foundation of the Southwest Industry Partnership Award recognizes companies and individuals that are an integral part of the Mining Industry service sector and who have made significant contributions over the years.

Aker Kvaerner has evolved from A.G. McKee to Davy-McKee to Kvaerner and now to Aker Kvaerner. Aker Kvaerner and its predecessor companies have played an important role in the engineering, construction, and start-up of numerous successful projects throughout the world and more specifically in the southwestern U.S. and South America. Some historical projects of notable interest are the Magma (now BHP) Smelter, the Cyprus (now Phelps Dodge) Miami Smelter and SX-EW plant, and the Anaconda-Twin Buttes oxide leach/SX/EW plant, since removed and relocated in part at Phelps Dodge Sierrita. Some recent projects of importance are the Phelps Dodge-Bagdad concentrates leach plant and SX/EW expansion and the BHP-Tintaya, Peru heap leach/SX/EW plant.

Aker Kvaerner continues to be a leader in the engineering and construction of precious metals, soda ash, concentrating, smelting, leaching, solvent extraction and electrowinning projects throughout the world. Aker Kvaerner executes mining projects from offices in California, Arizona, Utah, Chile, Canada, Australia, and the UK.

Mining Foundation of the Southwest
P.O. Box 42317
Tucson, Arizona 85733
Tel: 520-577-7519
Fax: 520-577-7073
E-mail: admin@miningfoundationsw.org