BHP and Rio Tinto have climbed the ranks of Brand Finance’s most valuable Australian brands this year, entering the top five and top 10 respectively.
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Downer reviews future of mining business
Downer Group chief executive Grant Fenn is mulling over the future of the contractor's mining business, stating that it is “very capital-intensive.”
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Downer wins solar farm contract at Fortescue site
Downer has secured a $165 million contract from Alinta Energy to build a 60 megawatt solar farm at Fortescue Metals Group's Chichester Hub in the Pilbara.
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BMA extends Downer contract at Goonyella
Downer EDI has been awarded a two-year contract to provide mining and other related services at BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance’s (BMA) Goonyella Riverside coal mine in Moranbah, Queensland.
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Downer strengthens mining fleet with Position Partners technology
Downer Group plans to upgrade the technology on its mining fleet across four Australian mine sites with Carlson machine guidance solutions supplied by Position Partners.
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Downer extends gas contract with AusNet for $350m
Downer has been awarded a five-year extension on its gas services contract with AusNet Services worth approximately $350 million.
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Downer to propel mine digitalisation with MineWare
Downer has made the largest single purchase in MineWare’s history by ordering 23 Argus hydraulic monitoring systems for its operations.
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Gruyere gold JV delivers first ore ahead of production launch
First ore has been mined on schedule at the Gruyere gold project in Western Australia this month.
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Rio Tinto awards rail renewal services contract to Downer
Downer Group has won a five-year rail renewal services contract with Rio Tinto Iron Ore, adding to the track construction and tyre management services it previously provided to the mining major.
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Two dual winners recognised with METS Ignited Collaboration Award
Two joint partners Unearthed and Newcrest Mining as well as Core Resources and Mineral Technologies have won the METS Ignited Collaboration Award for 2018 because judges were blown away by the calibre of their entries.
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Downer awards contract to SRG Global at BMA mine
SRG Global has secured a $20 million contract with Downer for drilling works at BHP Mitsubishi Alliance’s (BMA) Blackwater coal mine in Queensland.
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Downer secures contract at BHP iron ore operations
BHP has awarded Downer a maintenance services contract at its Western Australian Iron Ore (WAIO) operations in Port Hedland.
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Downer wins $286m Millmerran mine management contract
Downer was awarded a contract extension by Millmerran Power Partners for its mining services at the Commodore open cut coal mine in South East Queensland.
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Downer wins $120m Cobar Management contract
Downer EDI has secured a $120 million contract to provide mining services at Cobar Management’s CSA underground copper mine in New South Wales.
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Diggers & Dealers: Mining services partnerships guide Century mine’s rapid restart
New Century Resources managing director Patrick Walta jokes that he struggled to get a gig presenting at any of Australia’s mining events a year ago.
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Downer wins long-term maintenance contract
Chevron has awarded Downer EDI a five-year contract to provide maintenance and support services at its Western Australian operations.
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Downer uses augmented reality to track machinery
Downer has introduced FleetAR technology to track heavy mining equipment, trucks and light vehicles across eight of its locations in Australia.
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Waanyi Downer JV secures Century mine contract in ‘industry-first’ agreement
New Century Resources has awarded a historic mining services contract at the Century zinc mine in Queensland to the Waanyi Downer Joint Venture (WDJV).
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AECOM withdraws from Adani rail link project for Carmichael mine
American engineering firm AECOM has announced it is no longer involved in the creation of a $2.2 billion rail link for Adani's Carmichael coal mine project in the Galilee Basin, Queensland.
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New Century awards ‘landmark’ training contract at Century mine
New Century Resources has awarded what has been described as a landmark contract to the Waanyi ReGen Joint Venture (WRJV) to provide training services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people local to the Century zinc mine in Queensland.
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