Wesfarmers Curragh Pty Ltd has executed a contract with Thiess Pty Ltd for the construction of civil infrastructure and for initial mining activities as part of the Curragh North project.

The civil infrastructure will include a range of site infrastructure support facilities, an access road from Curragh North to the existing mine at Curragh and a levee bank adjacent to the McKenzie River.

Initial mining activities will include haul roads and mining access ramps, excavation of water storage dams and approximately 4 years of pre-strip waste operations.