# Fulton Hogan wins $45M dam contract for Rio Tinto's Amrun bauxite project

Fulton Hogan secured a $45 million contract from Rio Tinto to build the Arraw dam for the Amrun Bauxite Project near Weipa, Queensland. The contract will create 120 jobs and is expected to commence before end of April 2017.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2017-02-16
- Where: near Weipa, Queensland, Australia
- Value: $34.5M (45.0M AUD)
- Jobs: 120
- Status: announced
- Products: dam construction for bauxite mine
- Sectors: [Mining Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/mining-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Rio Tinto](https://endata.com/companies/4215.md) (customer)
- [Fulton Hogan](https://endata.com/companies/22271.md) (supplier)

## Sources

- [qmeb.com.au](https://www.qmeb.com.au/contract-awarded-for-part-of-a-2-6bn-mining-project-in-fnq/), 2017-02-16: "Fulton Hogan recently secured the dam tender package for Rio Tinto’s Amrun Bauxite Project, 40km south of Weipa."

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