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| Leighton wins US$125 million in mining work in Indonesia  Leighton International, part of the Leighton Group, Australia's largest project development and contracting group, has been awarded a US$125 million, three-year contract extension for mining services for Tanitocoal at its MSJ coal mine in Indonesia. The contract extension follows the announcement earlier this month that Leighton had secured two new coal mining contracts in Indonesia worth almost US$700 million. Leighton has been operating the mine since May 2004. The scope of work for the extension has been significantly increased, requiring Leighton to produce almost eight million tonnes of coal over a three-year period.Tanitocoal has a crusher and load-out facility on the Mahakam River. The mine is part of Tanitocoal's expansion plans and is located approximately one and a half hours drive from Samarinda, East Kalimantan on the northern side of the river. PT Tanito Harum is one of Indonesia's first private coal mining companies. The company has been operating for more than 20 years and is currently producing over seven million tonnes of coal per annum. write your comments about the article :: © 2007 Construction News :: home page |