Downer awarded contract for Gruyere Gold project

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Media/ASX and NZX Release
20 December 2017
DOWNER AWARDED CONTRACT FOR GRUYERE GOLD PROJECT
Downer EDI Limited (Downer) announced today that it had been awarded a five year contract,
valued at approximately $400 million, to provide mining services at the Gruyere Gold Project.
The Gruyere Gold Project is a 50:50 joint venture between Gold Road Resources Limited and Gold
Fields Limited. It is located about 200 kilometres east of Laverton in Western Australia.
The scope of work to be carried out by Downer includes:
 construction of haul roads, stockpiles and other infrastructure;
 drilling and blasting;
 loading and haulage of ore and waste;
 run of mine feed; and
 technical services.
Downer is scheduled to commence construction of infrastructure in early 2018, while mining is
scheduled to commence in the fourth quarter of the 2018 calendar year.
The Chief Executive Officer of Downer, Grant Fenn, said Downer was a leading provider of mining
services in Australia.
“Downer is very pleased to have been awarded this contract and we look forward to working
closely with the Gruyere Gold Project team to help them develop this new mine safely and
successfully,” Mr Fenn said.
“It will also build on our extensive operations in Western Australia, which includes providing mining
services at the nearby Sunrise Dam gold mine as well as at Roy Hill, Cape Preston and Karara iron
ore mines.”


About Downer
Downer EDI Limited (Downer) is listed on the Australian Securities Exchange and the New Zealand Stock
Exchange. Downer also owns 88% of Spotless Group Holdings Limited. Downer employs over 56,000
people across more than 300 sites, primarily in Australia and New Zealand but also in the Asia-Pacific
region, South America and Southern Africa. We build strong relationships of trust with our customers, truly
understanding and predicting their needs and bringing them world leading insights and solutions. For more
on Downer, visit: www.downergroup.com.


For further information please contact:
Michael Sharp, Group Head of Corporate Affairs and Investor Relations +61 439 470 145

Downer EDI Limited
ABN 97 003 872 848
Triniti Business Campus
39 Delhi Road
North Ryde NSW 2113
1800 DOWNER
www.downergroup.com