Cameco Cigar Lake Uranium Mine

Cameco Cigar Lake Uranium Mine

Cigar Lake Camp Expansion

Cigar Lake is the world’s largest undeveloped high-grade uranium deposit. Electrical included two, 2-story dormitory wings for additional 76 sleeping quarters, distribution and communication upgrade.

Location: Cigar Lake, SK
General Contractor: Tron Power Inc.
Electrical Engineer: Associated Engineering
Electrical Budget: $1,000,000

Cigar Lake Substation Modifications and Generator Installation

Location: Cigar Lake, SK
General Contractor: Tron Power Inc.
Electrical Engineer: Cameco
Electrical Budget: $300,000

Alliance Energy was contracted to install a 2250kW 4160V generator and controls to disconnect the existing HV transformer and rewire the new 12/16/20 MVA 138kW to the 4160V transformer.

Cigar Lake TransGas Compressor Station C

Location: Cigar Lake, SK
General Contractor: Tron Power Inc.
Electrical Engineer: Associated Engineering
Electrical Budget: $400,000 

Alliance Energy Ltd. was contracted to complete a rebuild of the compressor Building C after a fire in 2010.

Cigar Lake Freeze Plant

 Location: Cigar Lake, SK
Owner: Cameco
Electrical Engineer: Cameco
Electrical Budget: $1,000,000

Disconnection and relocation of a modular freeze plant which consisted of five 1000 HP 4160V motors complete with enclosures, 5 condenser skids, 1 electrical building, a brine tank and three 75 HP motors on the brine pump skid.

Project Details

Location: Cigar Lake, SK
General Contractor: Various
Electrical Engineer: Various
Electrial Budget: $2,700,000 (combined)

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