# Fortescue awards John Holland contract for Eliwana railway

Fortescue Metals Group awarded John Holland a $130 million contract to construct 143 km of railway connecting the Eliwana iron ore mine to the Pilbara region. John Holland plans to employ 400 new staff.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2020-07-06
- Where: Pilbara, Western Australia, Australia
- Value: $90.0M (130.0M AUD)
- Jobs: 400
- Status: announced
- Products: railway construction
- Sectors: [Mining Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/mining-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Fortescue Metals Group](https://endata.com/companies/5503.md) (customer)
- [John Holland](https://endata.com/companies/25691.md) (supplier)

## Sources

- [australianminingreview.com.au](https://australianminingreview.com.au/news/fortescue-awards-contracts-to-civmec-and-john-holland/), 2020-07-06: "John Holland was also awarded a contract worth $130m to construct 143km of railway connecting FMG’s Eliwana iron ore mine to WA’s Pilbara region."

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