Iron Ore Mining

OneSteel Manufacturing awards $240m Middleback Ranges contract extension to HWE Mining

A Leighton Contractors subsidiary has won a $240m mining services contract extension for the South Middleback Ranges (SMR) iron ore operation in SA.

Conditional approval from governments for Aquila’s $5.77bn West Pilbara iron-ore project

WA Environment Minister Bill Marmion has conditionally approved Aquila Resources’ $5.

FID and construction start date for early next year on $3bn Extension Hill Magnetite Project in WA

Asia Iron Australia is targeting Q1 of 2012 to make a FID and start construction on the $3bn Extension Hill Magnetite Project.

BHP Billiton awards $822m Orebody 24 mine EPC contracts to FAST JV, Calibre Rail and Worleyparsons

A spokesperson for BHP Billiton has revealed to Projectory that FAST JV, Calibre Rail and WorleyParsons have won EPC contracts for the $822m Orebody 24 iron ore mine development.

TNG Limited receive positive interim PFS results for $476m Mount Peake Iron-Vanadium Project in NT

TNG Limited has released interim results from the Pre-Feasibility Study (PFS) on its Mount Peake Project in the Northern Territory.

Pindan wins $56m camp construction contract for FMG’s Solomon Hub iron ore development

Fortescue Metals Group (FMG) has awarded a $56m camp construction contract to Pindan for the Solomon Hub iron ore development.

FMG awards $600m contract to RCR Tomlinson for processing facilities at Solomon Ore Project

RCR Tomlinson has received a notice of award for the Kings Ore processing facility and the Firetail Ore processing facility at Fortescue’s Solomon ore project.

Kietwit Australia JV wins $247m contract to develop wet ore handling plant at FMG's Cloudbreak

A joint venture fronted by Kiewit Australia has won a $247m contract from Fortescue Metals Group (FMG) for works on the Cloudbreak iron ore development.

Gindalbie Metals highlights importance of local procurement in $2.75bn Karara Iron Ore Project

Gindalbie Metals has used its quarterly production report to highlight local spending on the $2.

Rio Tinto awards $52m in contracts to AGC for Brockman 4 and Dampier mining projects

AGC Industries, a subsidiary of AusGroup, has won two major contracts for Rio Tinto mining projects in the Pilbara.