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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 […]
AGR breaks new ground in Guyana Australian Gold Reagents (AGR) has been exporting sodium cyanide internationally since 2002. Sodium cyanide deliveries, particularly into new international markets, require months of planning, including conducting initial transport route surveys to identify hazards and ensure adequate controls are in place to mitigate risk; hosting driver and safety team training, including emergency response exercises; and preparing tailored, comprehensive transport management plans and emergency response guides. As a result of this planning, and AGR’s commitment to safety, the first shipment of products into a new market, Guyana has been successful and led to ongoing supply.