NRW Holdings Limited’s NRW Civil & Mining business has been awarded a development contract for BHP at the Jimblebar mine in the east Pilbara (some 39 km east of Newman).

The scope of the contract includes various civil, building, mechanical and electrical works to support sustainable production at Jimblebar.

The project will include bulk earthworks and covers the construction of a number of permanent facilities.

The contract also includes the construction of a new floodway and an light vehicle access road complete with heavy and light vehicle standpipes and washdown facility. Additionally, the contract requires a HDPE pipeline re-alignment and installation of a 33 kV overhead powerline.

The contract is valued at approximately A$109 million ($73 million) and will commence in November 2024. The project is scheduled for completion in the June quarter of 2026 and will employ a team of up to 120 personnel and 55 items of plant and equipment.

The Jimblebar iron ore mine is a part of an 85:15 joint venture between BHP and Mitsui and ITOCHU. It is one of five mines and four processing hubs that make up Western Australia Iron Ore – an integrated system of joint ventures connecting 1,000 km of rail infrastructure and port facilities.

Jimblebar is home to BHP’s first fully autonomous truck operation.