Gold-silver miner Argonaut Gold has completed a fixed-bid engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning contract (EPC) with Ausenco Engineering Canada for construction of Argonaut’s 100%-owned Magino gold project’s processing facility and other parts of the proposed open pit mine in Ontario, Canada.
The EPC totals approx 40% of Magino's initial capital estimate of between $C480M-$510M ($US360M-$380M).
Argonaut recently posted the 1st phase of financial assurance with the province of Ontario and expects the Magino project closure plan to be filed by the province later this month, which will allow construction to commence.