Downer awarded contract for Carrapateena project
Media/ASX and NZX Release
17 April 2018
DOWNER AWARDED CONTRACT FOR CARRAPATEENA
UNDERGROUND MINING SERVICES
Downer EDI Limited (Downer) announced today that it had been awarded a contract with OZ
Minerals Carrapateena Pty Ltd (OZ Minerals), valued at approximately $660 million over six and a
half years, to provide underground mining services at the Carrapateena copper gold project in
South Australia.
The scope of work to be carried out by Downer includes:
site setup and development to the top of the ore body and infrastructure excavation;
production setup and ramp up; and
bedding in steady-state operations at nameplate site capacity.
Downer is scheduled to commence mining services at Carrapateena from 1 July 2018.
This mining services contract is in addition to the engineering, procurement and construction
contract awarded to Downer, with its joint venture partner Ausenco Pty Ltd, in December 2017.
The Chief Executive Officer of Downer, Grant Fenn, said Downer was pleased to be expanding its
relationship with OZ Minerals at Carrapateena, which is located approximately 160 kilometres
north of Port Augusta in South Australia.
“This new contract is an excellent example of the breadth of services we can offer to customers in
the mining and resources sector,” Mr Fenn said. “We look forward to working closely with OZ
Minerals to ensure this important project is delivered safely and efficiently.”
About Downer
Downer is the leading provider of integrated services in Australia and New Zealand and customers are at the
heart of everything it does. It exists to create and sustain the modern environment and its promise is to work
closely with its customers to help them succeed, using world-leading insights and solutions to design, build
and sustain assets, infrastructure and facilities. Downer employs approximately 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. It also owns 88 per cent of Spotless Group Holdings Limited. For more information visit
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
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