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Leighton Holdings Limited (ASX:LEI) has been awarded a seven-year $420 million mining contract on the island of Borneo in Indonesia.
The company’s subsidiary, Leighton Asia, will provide mining services including project management, mine planning, surveying, labour, transportation and site infrastructure.
Leighton is currently involved with two coal and two gold mining projects in Indonesia and says the latest contract is significant as it represents the first strategic move into coking coal mining in the region.
Leighton posted a net profit of $345 million in the first half of its 2012 financial year.
