# Macmahon awarded $170M underground mining contract for Boston Shaker gold mine

Macmahon Holdings has secured a $170 million underground mining contract for the Boston Shaker Underground Gold Mine in Western Australia, owned by AngloGold Ashanti and Independence Group NL. Work is expected to start in May 2019 with first gold production in September 2020.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2019-03-28
- Where: Fraser Range region, Western Australia, Australia
- Value: $170.0M
- Status: announced
- Products: underground mining services, gold ore
- Sectors: [Mining Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/mining-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Macmahon Holdings](https://endata.com/companies/22329.md)
- [AngloGold Ashanti](https://endata.com/companies/24899.md) (customer)
- [Independence Group NL](https://endata.com/companies/38299.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [qmeb.com.au](https://www.qmeb.com.au/contract-awarded-for-105m-metal-project/), 2019-03-28: "This contract win is a major step towards our strategic goal of growing our underground business and capitalising on the increased level of underground opportunities with existing and potential new clients."

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