Moly Mines Limited: Spinifex Ridge Iron Ore Mining Contract-Awarded
TORONTO, ONTARIO -- (Marketwire) -- 08/20/10 -- Moly Mines Limited (TSX: MOL)(ASX: MOL) is pleased to confirm the award of another significant operations contract for the Spinifex Ridge Iron Ore Project.
BGC Contracting Pty Ltd ('BGC') has been awarded the iron ore mining contract for Spinifex Ridge at the production rate of 1 million tonne per annum of direct-ship product. They won the contract following a thorough 8 week competitive tender process against 7 other conforming bids.
BGC plans to mobilise to site mid September 2010, with a mining fleet which includes Komatsu 785 dump trucks and a PC 2000 excavator, and commence ore mining in October. The mining contract is currently planned as a dayshift only operation and has the capacity to significantly increase production.
They are experienced mining contractors and are currently providing mining services to Cliffs Resources' Koolyanobbing and Koolan Island iron ore mines and Atlas Irons' Wodgina iron ore mine, some 100km west of Spinifex Ridge.
Moly Mines looks forward to enjoying a long and successful partnership with BGC.
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