Jacobs provides full project cycle capabilities to the mining, minerals and iron and steel industries from locations worldwide. With the significant expansion of our global presence in mining and minerals, Jacobs now draws upon a history of more than 150 years’ experience servicing the industry.

Recognised as a leading provider of design and services for processing plants, Jacobs has the know-how to manage and design a project from its onset. We provide project planning / management, pre-feasibility and feasibility, as well as detailed engineering, procurement and construction / construction management (EPCM), completions, commissioning and start-up, services for operating plants and, decommissioning and removal. Services span new plant construction, brownfield expansions, sustaining capital and maintenance projects, together with extensive field services and construction capability.

Jacobs possesses the capability and resources to service a project’s infrastructure needs, including buildings, airfields, ports, roads, railroads, telecommunications, water and wastewater treatment, pipelines and utility distribution systems.

Base Metals Copper Nickel Lead Zinc Precious Metals Gold Silver Platinum Industrial Minerals Potash Soda ash Phosphates Borates Iron Ore Other Minerals and Metals Uranium Oil Sands Coal Molybdenum Magnesium Rare Earths

Expertise Mineral Processing – Crushing, Milling, Flotation, Filtration, Thickening Hydrometallurgy – Leaching, Heap leaching, Pressure oxidation, Solvent extraction, Ion-exchange Bio-oxidation Electrorefining and Electrowinning Pyrometallurgy – Smelting, Roasting, Refining, Calcining Infrastructure Sulfuric Acid Technology Environmental Materials Handling Global Procurement Risk Analysis (HAZOP)