Leading national mining and civil contractor NRW Holdings (ASX: NWH) has been awarded a development contract for BHP (ASX: BHP) at the Jimblebar mine in the East Pilbara, 39km east of Newman.
It is the second significant contract award for NRW in the space of a week, having also picked up a key job for Evolution Mining (ASX: EVN) at its Mungari gold operations in the Goldfields.
The scope of the Jimblebar contract includes various civil, building, mechanical and electrical works to support sustainable production. The project will include bulk earthworks and covers the construction of a number of permanent facilities. The contract also includes the construction of a new floodway and an LV access road complete with heavy and light vehicle standpipes and washdown facility.
Additionally, the contract requires a HDPE pipeline re-alignment and installation of a 33kV overhead powerline.
The contract is valued at approximately $109 million and will commence next month.
The project is scheduled for completion in Q2 2026 and will employ a team of up to 120 personnel and 55 items of plant and equipment.
On Tuesday, NRW announced it had picked up the contract for surface mining at the Castle Hill deposit, part of Evolution’s Mungari gold mining operations.
Castle Hill is located in the heart of the Goldfields, 50km north-west of Kalgoorlie and 40km north of Coolgardie, ideally situated to allow NRW to engage with local businesses and further develop the local community partnerships established by the Mungari operations.
The works to be performed include load and haul, drill and blast and construction of site supporting facilities. The drill and blast component will be undertaken by NRW’s subsidiary Action Drill & Blast.
The anticipated value of the contract is about $360 million, with work commencing next month and expected to be completed by mid-2030. The project will average 150 personnel.
