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| Thiess wins Curragh North Mine contract in Queensland The Hochtief subsidiary Leighton has been awarded an extension to its contract to mine coal in the Curragh North Mine in the Australian state of Queensland through its participating interest in contractor firm Thiess. The order is worth EUR 521 million (AUD 800 million). The new agreement has a term of ten years. The client is Wesfarmers Curragh. The contract miner will initially clear the layers of earth above the coal in open-pit mining. Thiess will be investing a further EUR 33 million (AUD 50 million) in trucks in order to carry out the work. It will also operate and maintain a loading bucket system with a capacity of 110 tonnes. The company has been working for the mine since October 2004 and was already granted an extension worth EUR 169 million (AUD 260 million) in 2008. write your comments about the article :: © 2010 Construction News :: home page |