Mining and Heavy Industries

OZ Minerals signs Thiess to $112m Prominent Hill deal

Thiess has entered a new $112 million mining services contract at OZ Minerals’ Prominent Hill copper-gold mine south-east of Coober Pedy in South Australia.

Prominent Hill comprises an underground mining operation and a conventional crushing, grinding and flotation processing plant. Thiess has worked at Prominent Hill since 2006, and on July 12 announced the new five-year deal.

Under the new contract, Thiess will provide run-of-mine management, crusher feed and ore rehandling services.

“We’ve developed a strong working relationship with OZ Minerals at Prominent Hill,” Thiess managing director Douglas Thompson said.

“Since we first began work with the team 12 years ago, we’ve focused on understanding OZ Minerals’ priorities, and have continually challenged ourselves to provide flexible services, delivering operational excellence and long-term value to our client.”

Work under the new contract will begin in August 2018.

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