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| Leighton Contractors awarded $170 million contract extension Leighton Contractors, part of the publicly listed Leighton Holdings, Australia's largest services contractor and project developer, said its Resources Division has been awarded a three year, $170 million contract extension at its Woodie Woodie manganese operations by Pilbara Manganese Pty Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Consolidated Minerals Pty Ltd. The role of HWE Mining at Woodie Woodie is the load and haul of bulk waste material, with the movement of manganese ore and other mining activities predominantly undertaken by Consolidated Minerals. HWE Mining will now assist Consolidated Minerals to increase the rate of production over the course of the next 18 months to an average of 1.4 million bank cubic metres (Mbcm) per month (equivalent to approximately 45 million tonnes of material movement per annum). Woodie Woodie is situated approximately 400km south-east of Port Hedland in the Pilbara region of WA. HWE Mining has been the major mining contractor on site since 2007. write your comments about the article :: © 2010 Construction News :: home page |