Leighton secures mining contract extension from MSJ
Thursday, June 17 2010 - 01:57 AM WIB
Australian contractor firm Leighton Holdings reported on Thursday that its Indonesian unit PT Leighton Contractors Indonesia (LCI) has been awarded a A$1.1 billion contract for the expansion of the mining services at the MSJ coal mine in Indonesia for PT Mahakam Sumber Jaya (MSJ).
The 6 years contract extension will see LCI expand its current overburden removal and coal mining operations to over 8 million tonnes of coal per annum, the Company said.
The mine, which is part of the TANITO Group?s coal operations, is located in the north of Samarinda, East Kalimantan. (alex)