Fluor Contract Win At Australian Mining & Refining Operation

Fluor has been contracted to provide maintenance services at Olympic Dam Operations with its joint venture partners Monadelphous Engineering Associates and Broadspectrum Australia.

Olympic Dam, a business unit of WMC Resources, is a large-scale mining and refining operation located in South Australia at one of the world's largest copper and uranium resources. The three-year contract, value to Fluor undisclosed, includes a three-year extension option.

The Monadelphous Broadspectrum Fluor joint venture will provide maintenance services support at Olympic Dam, including planning, execution and supervision of maintenance work orders and management of contracted services.

Olympic Dam is located in Roxby Downs, South Australia, and produces high quality refined copper, uranium oxide, gold and silver. The mine has the sixth largest known copper and the largest uranium ore body in the world. The massive ore body was discovered by WMC in 1975 and went into production in 1988. The operation now comprises a fully integrated underground mine and above-ground metallurgical complex.

Mondadelphous Engineering Pty. Ltd. is a subsidiary company of the Monadelphous Group, an Australian engineering, construction, maintenance and industrial services company.

Broadspectrum Australia Pty. Ltd. provides electrical, instrumentation and mechanical services (including provision of calibration workshops complete with calibration and test equipment) to a diverse range of industries, including mining, oil and gas, power and energy, automotive and manufacturing markets.