Thiess wins Nickel West contract

10th September 2018 By: Esmarie Iannucci - Creamer Media Senior Deputy Editor: Australasia

PERTH (miningweekly.com) – Mining services provider Thiess has been awarded a A$190-million underground mining contract for the Leinster project, in Western Australia, from BHP’s Nickel West division.

The contract would span a minimum of 24 months, and will include the provision of a full range of underground mining services and equipment to support the mine’s lateral development and associated ore production, ASX-listed CIMIC said on Monday.

Thiess has been working at Leinster since 2016.