# Downer EDI awarded $660M mining contract for Carrapateena project

Downer EDI was awarded a six-year, USD 660 million underground mining services contract by Oz Minerals for the Carrapateena copper-gold project in South Australia. Work begins July 2018.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2018-04-19
- Where: Carrapateena, South Australia, Australia
- Value: $660.0M
- Status: announced
- Products: underground mining services
- Sectors: [Mining Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/mining-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Downer EDI](https://endata.com/companies/23945.md)
- [Downer EDI](https://endata.com/companies/23945.md) (supplier)
- [Oz Minerals](https://endata.com/companies/28709.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [miningconnection.com](https://miningconnection.com/coal_prep/news/article/edi_downer_awarded_660m_underground_mining_contract_for_carrapateena_copper), 2018-04-19: "This new contract is an excellent example of the breadth of services we can offer to customers in the mining and resources sector."
- [miningmagazine.com](https://www.miningmagazine.com/underground/news/1336915/carrapateena-picks-downer), 2018-04-23: "The 6.5-year contract, which is effective July 1 with a 10-week transition that has already begun, is worth A$660 million (US$506.2 million)."

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