PERTH (miningweekly.com) – ASX-listed Cimic’s mining services provider Thiess has been awarded a A$225-million contract at the Rocky’s Reward nickel mine, in Western Australia.
The 34-month contract with the Nickel West division of mining major BHP, incorporated a further cutback at the Rocky’s Reward pit and works at a satellite pit.
The contract included mine planning and engineering, drilling and blasting, mining of overburden and ore, and rehandling services to the Leinster processing facility.