A loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) will help the Mongolian arm of Australian Contractor, Leighton, to help finance the company”s ability to offer high quality contract mining services there. The EBRD is providing financing of up to USD35 million to Leighton Mongolia to finance the company”s ability to offer contract mining services to the sponsors of at least two Mongolian projects. Leighton Mongolia is the wholly-owned subsidiary of Leighton Holdings of Australia, one of the world”s largest contract mining companies, with a track record of applying high environmental, health and safety management.