SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. has been awarded a contract by Opinaca Mines Ltd. to provide project management, detailed engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) services for the l onore gold project in northeastern Quebec, Canada. The process plant will be designed to process 7,000 tonnes of ore per day. The company's scope of work includes the engineering and design of the mineral processing plant, all plant infrastructure, tailings management facilities, a permanent camp, service buildings and facilities, and an industrial water treatment plant.