Jacobs Receives Contract for Nui Phao Mining and Minerals Project in Vietnam

PASADENA, Calif., April 19, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (NYSE: JEC) announced today that it received a contract from Masan Resources Corporation for a major mining and minerals project in Vietnam. Masan Resources Corporation is a subsidiary of Masan Group Corporation.

The contract value is estimated at USD21.8 million. Jacobs' offices in Brisbane, Australia are executing the project work with detailed engineering support from its Mumbai office.

The scope of services for the project includes engineering and procurement for a new minerals processing facility at a poly-metallic (tungsten, bismuth, fluorspar, copper and gold) deposit, which will be mined using conventional open-pit methods and equipment. The project is located approximately 50 miles northwest of Hanoi, in the Dai Tu District of Thai Nguyen Province of Northern Vietnam.

In making the announcement, Jacobs Executive Vice President Gary Mandel said, "This opportunity highlights Jacobs' global breadth and strength in bringing together our skills and experience from different locations to execute a major mining and minerals project."

Jacobs is one of the world's largest and most diverse providers of technical, professional, and construction services.

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SOURCE Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.