First contract awarded at Coburn

Mineral sands developer Strandline Resources has awarded a A$23-million contract to civil and mining contractor Macmahon for the construction of road access and bulk earthworks at the Coburn project, in Western Australia.

The scope of the work will include the construction of a 43-km bitumen sealed access road connecting the mine with the North West coastal highway, the installation of other site roads, bulk earthworks pads, dams and drainage associated with the mine and process infrastructure.