multi million contract awarded just next door folks same orebody...

multi million contract awarded just next door folks same orebody we have in all but name!

Macmahon gets $250m BHP contract to build mine
09:15, Wednesday, 21 December 2005

Sydney - Wednesday - December 21: (RWE Aust Business News) -
Macmahon Holdings Ltd (ASX:MAH) has been awarded the mining and
crushing contract for BHP Billiton's (ASX:BHP) new Orebody 18 open cut
iron ore mine.
The contract, with a value of approximately $250 million,
represents the single largest contract, in terms of value, ever awarded
to Macmahon.
The new satellite mine is located 34 kilometres east of Newman,
in Western Australia's Pilbara region.
Mobilisation and site establishment activities are scheduled to
commence in February 2006 in preparation for plant commissioning.
Macmahon will undertake the full range of mining services
including drilling, blasting, loading and hauling of iron ore and waste
materials.
The ore processing services will include crushing and train
loading of iron ore, in addition to the maintenance of the BHP Billiton
owned ore processing infrastructure.
When fully operational, the new mine is expected to employ close
to 140 people and produce up to 8 million tonnes per annum of iron ore
for the duration of the contract.
The award of this contract complements the existing open cut
contract mining work that Macmahon has undertaken at BHP Billiton's Mt
Whaleback iron ore mine, since November 2003.
Macmahon shares last traded at 58c.