Australian Gold Reagents (AGR) – a joint venture between WesCEF’s CSBP business and Coogee Chemicals – has reached a major milestone in the Sodium Cyanide Plant Expansion Project, with construction and commissioning for Sodium Cyanide Plant 1 (SCP1) now complete.
The milestone represents the end of the project’s most complex construction and commissioning phase, with SCP1 now back in operation following a successful restart. This marks the completion of half the planned expansion.
The SCP1 upgrade is the first time such sophisticated modifications have been implemented on one of the site’s solution plants, making it a significant technical step forward for AGR.
At its busiest, more than 220 contractors worked onsite alongside around 40 engineers and project personnel, delivering this phase safely within a constrained footprint and alongside major shutdown activities.
Once complete, the expansion will materially increase sodium cyanide production at Kwinana, strengthening AGR’s ability to meet growing global demand and reinforcing its position as the largest sodium cyanide production site outside China.
Congratulations to everyone involved. This milestone reflects strong collaboration between AGR, CSBP, WesCEF and delivery partners.
