Project Overview.
Giffen was engaged by Rio Tinto and played major role in the ongoing modernization upgrades of the Kitimat Smelter at the BC Works operation.
Giffen was involved in planning, implementing, and overseeing the sustaining capital projects to maintain and upgrade the aging infrastructure of the smelter. The Giffen team successfully established positive relations with the core teams of Rio Tinto along with the other consultants onsite.
Rio Tinto’s BC Works Project comprises of a newly modernized aluminium smelter and the Kemano Powerhouse, a hydropower facility supplied by the Nechako reservoir located in Kitimat, BC.