contract mining engineering and services

Forge has won a $280 million contract to deliver power for Rio Tinto in the Pilbara.

Monadelphous has won a $75 million construction contract for BHP’s Jimblebar iron ore mine.

Calibre Group has been awarded a $150 million EPCM contract for Rio Tinto’s Yandicoogina iron ore mine.

Esperance has finally finished its massive lead clean up and recovery project after the disastrous lead contamination of 2007.

Delta SBD has begun longwall surface builds at BMA’s Broadmeadow mine and Rio Tinto’s Kestral mine expansion.

MMG has been given approval to begin mining one of the world’s largest zinc deposits.

UGL has won a $99.45 million contract for work at BHP Billiton’s Jimblebar iron ore mine.

Gold miner Allied Gold has increased its counterclaim against GR Engineering, after the contractor lodged a claim for damages last year.

Transfield Services have won two engineering design and construction contracts in the Pilbara with Rio Tinto and Fortescue metals.

Ausdrill has won a US $540 million contract to provide mining services at Resolute Mining’s Syama gold mine.

Thiess has won a $2.3 billion contract to extend operations at the Lake Vermont coal mine in Queensland.

AusGroup has won the contract for BHP Billiton’s plant at its Jimblebar iron ore mine.

Thiess workers at Xstrata’s Mt Owen coal mine have painted their haul trucks blue to raise awareness and funds for prostate cancer research.

Ausdrill has announced a Heads of Agreement with Best Tractor Parts Group for a full takeover of the tractor company.

Downer EDI has won a long term contract with Stanwell Corporation for its Meandu coal mine.

Leighton Contractors’ Mining Division has a won a contract for QCoal’s Jax mine’s bulk sample project and an extension to its Sonoma mine work.

Watpac Civil and Mining has secured a contract at BC Iron’s Nullagine iron ore project.

Scott McEwing discusses the economic and environmental case for in-pit crushing.

VDM Group has won contracts to develop and build facilities at Rio Tinto’s Brockman 4 iron ore mine.

Downer EDI has signed a new five year agreement with locomotive company Electro-Motive Diesel that will see locomotive manufacture slowly move offshore.