CIMIC’s Thiess wins AUD172 million contract extension in Indonesia

JAKARTA - CIMIC Group's global mining services provider, Thiess, has secured an AUD172 million contract extension from Bayan Resources to expand operations at Melak in East Kalimantan, Indonesia.

Under the 12-month extension, taking the contract out to 2023, Thiess will increase coal production and overburden removal and continue to provide additional mining services, including drill and blast, and coal loading to the barge facility.

Thiess was awarded a contract to develop and operate the Melak greenfield coal mine in 2008. The mine is divided into the two different mine concessions, Teguh Sinar Abadi (TSA) and Firman Ketaun Perkasa (FKP).  www.cimic.com.au (ATI).