Rio Tinto has awarded Leighton Holdings subsidiary HWE Mining a A$344m contract to provide mine development services at the Mesa A iron ore operation in the Pilbara, Western Australia.
HWE will design and build an iron ore handling and train loading plant and associated infrastructure.
HWE will also carry out pre-strip work to establish the Mesa A operation at the site, 50km from Pannawonica, by late 2009, AAP reports.
The Mesa A mine is forecast to produce 25 million tonnes of iron ore per year.
By staff writer
