[ferro-alloys.com]Mining services provider Thiess has secured a $190 million contract extension at BHP Nickel West’s Leinster mine in the northern Goldfields.

The CIMIC Group subsidiary will continue working at the underground mine for at least another two years.

Thiess began working at the project in 2016.

“This contract ... acknowledges our ability to work flexibly with BHP Nickel West to meet the mine’s growing development and production needs,” CIMIC chief executive Michael Wright said.

Thiess managing director Douglas Thompson said: “We have a deep understanding of the mine and our team is well placed to help support its next phase of development and production.”

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