Fluor Daniel Wins Australian Mine Contract

Fluor Daniel Inc. said Monday that it has won a $575-million contract for construction of a major new nickel-cobalt mine in Western Australia for Murrin Murrin Operations Pty Limited.

From its office in Melbourne, Fluor Daniel Pty Ltd, the Irvine-based construction services company’s Australian subsidiary, already has been providing engineering, procurement and construction management services on the Murrin Murrin project since 1996. At its peak in late 1998, the project is expected to employ about 1,800, including 500 at Fluor Daniel Pty.

Total cost of the mine construction project is estimated to be $680 million.

Murrin Murrin Operations is agent for a joint venture of subsidiaries of Anaconda Nickel Limited and Glencore International AG.

Fluor Daniel is the chief operating unit of Irvine-based Fluor Corp.