Last week Macmahon Holdings announced that it has been awarded a number of contracts totalling A$90 million in iron ore and gold. The contracted works include predevelopment work adjacent to current operations at BHP Billiton Iron Ore’s Wheelarra mine to construct haul roads and run of mine pad. There is also mining operations and ore re-handling at Newmont’s Boddington gold mine in Western Australia. For Newcrest there is work at the Cadia Valley Operation, namely underground development works at the Cadia Hill mine and at the Cadia East project, which includes a ventilation adit.

Production drilling, cablebolting and shotcreting will be undertaken at Panoramic Resources’ Savannah project in Western Australia.

Macmahon Chief Executive Officer, Nick Bowen, said each of these contracts were important expansions of the work that the Mining Business was already undertaking on these projects. “Our strong relationships, safe operations and high quality work delivered to each of these key clients, have enabled Macmahon to secure these additional opportunities.

“The strength and depth of services provided across both the surface and underground areas of our business highlight the diversity in offerings we provide to the resources sector,” he said.

Since the start of the 2012 financial year, Macmahon’s Mining Business has secured in excess of A$1 billion of new contracts across a diverse range of commodities and locations.

Macmahon is a leading Australian contract mining and construction company with major projects throughout Australia, in New Zealand, Asia and Africa. It offers the full range of underground and surface mining services and comprehensive construction capabilities spanning transport, marine, water and resource infrastructure services.

With a commitment to providing end to end services, Macmahon’s reputation for outstanding teamwork, integrity and commitment to the environment is underpinned by the company’s core value – safety.