# Fortescue awards $1 billion in contracts for Eliwana Mine and Rail Project

Fortescue Metals Group awarded $1 billion in contracts to Australian businesses for its $1.89 billion Eliwana Mine and Rail Project, including a contract for over 2,600 tonnes of fabricated structural steel for rail and road bridge girders at Pacific Industrial Company facilities in Kwinana.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2020-01-30
- Where: Kwinana, Western Australia, Australia
- Value: $1.00B
- Jobs: 100
- Status: announced
- Products: fabricated structural steel, rail and road bridge girder modules
- Sectors: [Steel and Metal Products](https://endata.com/sectors/steel-metal-products.md), [Mining Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/mining-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Fortescue Metals Group](https://endata.com/companies/5503.md)
- [Pacific Industrial](https://endata.com/companies/3296.md) (supplier)

## Sources

- [manmonthly.com.au](https://www.manmonthly.com.au/fortescue-awards-1-billion-australian-businesses-eliwana/), 2020-01-29: "We are pleased to have been awarded this significant contract for Fortescue's Eliwana project, offering employment opportunities for 100 people including a number of apprentices during the fabrication period."

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