Thiess wins A$1.7bn Botswana contract

ASX-listed Cimci’s mining services provider subsidiary Thiess has been awarded a A$1.7-billion contract at the Jwangeng diamond mine, in Botswana. Thiess, through its 70%-held joint venture Majwe, will provide a full scope of mining services for Debswana Diamond Company, over a period of nine years, including drill and on-bench services, mining planning, equipment maintenance, load and haul, and mining operations.