Anglo American Metallurgical Coal has awarded Leighton Contractors a $159m contract for surface mining of Dawson Mine and a new greenfield operation at Dawson North.
BHP Billiton has approved a further $635 million of capital expenditure that will underpin continued growth in Western Australia Iron Ore's production profile.
The Solomon Project involves the development of a new mining province in addition to the Chichester mines already operated by Fortescue at Cloudbreak and Christmas Creek.