Contract award

Aggreko to build, own and operate Rio Tinto solar farm

In December 2023 Aggreko won the bid to build, own and operate a 12.4 megawatt (MW) solar farm and 8.8MW/2.1MWh Battery Energy Storage System, also known as BESS, under a long-term power purchase agreement for Rio Tinto’s Amrun project in Weipa, Queensland. Read More

Kelsie TibbenJanuary 9, 2024, 4:25 pmJanuary 10, 2024

Contract award, News, Technology

Metso strikes $49 million deal in Central Asia

Metso has locked in supply deals for two copper mines in Kazakhstan and Mongolia in Central Asia. Read More

Kelsie TibbenJanuary 9, 2024, 10:19 amJanuary 9, 2024

Contract award, Iron ore, News, Rio Tinto

Metso to supply to world’s largest untapped iron ore deposit

Metso will supply key crushing equipment to Winning Consortium Simandou for its concentrator plant at blocks 1 and 2 of the Simandou iron ore mine in Guinea. Read More

Olivia ThomsonJanuary 8, 2024, 9:21 amJanuary 9, 2024

Contract award, Gold, Iron ore, News

Metso receives large crushing stations order

Metso is set to supply three FIT crushing stations to an iron ore mine in Brazil and one to a gold plant in Canada, with the four FIT crushing stations being valued at about €20 million ($32.6 million). Read More

Olivia ThomsonJanuary 5, 2024, 9:39 amJanuary 5, 2024

Contract award, Genesis Mining, Gold, News, Poseidon Nickel

Poseidon seals deals with Genesis and Mantis

Poseidon Nickel and Genesis Minerals subsidiary Mt Morgans WA Mining have signed an agreement for water access and gold tailings processing. Read More

Kelsie TibbenJanuary 4, 2024, 9:25 amJanuary 4, 2024

Contract award, News, Sustainability, Technology

Metso makes moves in India and the US

Metso has signed a five-year life cycle services (LCS) agreement with a major mining company in the US. Read More

Kelsie TibbenJanuary 4, 2024, 8:29 amJanuary 4, 2024

Contract award, News, OEMS

Emeco to sell contracting business to Macmahon

Independent mining equipment rental business Emeco has entered into two binding agreements with diversified contractor Macmahon. Read More

Olivia ThomsonDecember 21, 2023, 8:52 amDecember 21, 2023

Contract award, News

Metso lands major South Korean deal

Metso has signed a distribution agreement with Future Tech Service (FTS) in a bid to strengthen its Asia Pacific distributor network. Read More

Kelsie TibbenDecember 21, 2023, 8:34 amDecember 21, 2023

Contract award, Critical minerals, News

Worley gets to work at Balranald

Worley has been contracted to provide engineering, procurement and construction management services at the Balranald critical minerals project. Read More

Alexandra EastwoodDecember 20, 2023, 8:58 amDecember 20, 2023

Contract award, Fly-in, fly-out, News

Rex secures another FIFO contract

Rex Group has secured a mining contract in Western Australia for services into Ravensthorpe on behalf of FQM Australia Nickel and Allkem. Read More

Kelsie TibbenDecember 20, 2023, 8:45 amDecember 20, 2023

Atlas Iron, Community, Contract award, Gina Rinehart, Hancock Prospecting, News

Atlas Iron supports upcoming athletes

Gina Rinehart’s Atlas Iron has partnered with Artistic Swimming WA to support Western Australia’s next generation of aspiring swimmers and their athletic development. Read More

Olivia ThomsonDecember 19, 2023, 9:04 amDecember 20, 2023

Anglo American, Contract award, News, South32

Thiess inks contract with GEMCO

Thiess has been awarded a three-year mining services contract with GEMCO (Groote Eylandt Mining Company). Read More

Olivia ThomsonDecember 11, 2023, 6:20 pmDecember 12, 2023

Contract award, ESG, News, Rio Tinto, Sustainability

Rio Tinto, UNESCO to drive sustainability in Mongolia

Rio Tinto has partnered with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) to foster sustainable development initiatives in Mongolia. Read More

Olivia ThomsonDecember 5, 2023, 2:46 pmDecember 6, 2023

Contract award, Copper, Gold, M&A, News

Evolution acquires large Northparkes stake

Evolution Mining has entered into a binding agreement to acquire China Molybdenum Co’s (CMOC) 80 per cent stake in the Northparkes copper-gold mine. Read More

Olivia ThomsonDecember 5, 2023, 1:15 pmDecember 6, 2023

Contract award, ESG, News, Rio Tinto, Sustainability, Technology

Rio approves major solar farm in Cape York

Rio Tinto has approved a new 12.4 megawatt (MW) solar farm and battery storage for its Amrun bauxite operations near Weipa in Queensland. Read More

Kelsie TibbenDecember 4, 2023, 10:01 amDecember 4, 2023

Contract award, Lithium, Mineral Resources, News

MinRes drops $46 million at Mount Marion

Mineral Resources (MinRes) has awarded a $46 million contract to Develop Global for underground development at the Mount Marion lithium mine in Western Australia. Read More

Kelsie TibbenDecember 1, 2023, 9:30 amDecember 1, 2023

Coal, Contract award, Dartbrook mine, Funding, News

Dartbrook restart backed by $90 million funding

Australian Pacific Coal has received $US60 million ($90.7 million) in funding from Vitol Asia to restart the Dartbrook coal mine. Read More

Olivia ThomsonNovember 30, 2023, 9:42 amNovember 30, 2023

Contract award, News

NRW locks in $245 million deal

NRW Holdings subsidiary Golding Contractors has signed a four-year contract extension with Aberdare Collieries, a subsidiary of CS Energy. Read More

Kelsie TibbenNovember 28, 2023, 9:16 amNovember 28, 2023

Sandvik set to supply equipment to Kathleen Valley

Contract award, Kathleen Valley project, Liontown Resources, Lithium, News, Technology

Liontown welcomes major deal

Sandvik is set to supply automated loaders, undergrounds drills and rock tools to Liontown Resources’ Kathleen Valley lithium project in Western Australia. Read More

Kelsie TibbenNovember 27, 2023, 8:56 amNovember 27, 2023

Westgold, cue, offer, musgrave, minerals

Contract award, Funding, Gold, News, Westgold Resources

Westgold locks in $100 million of funding

Westgold Resources has established a $100 million revolving corporate facility (RCF) under a secured syndicated facility agreement. Read More

Olivia ThomsonNovember 22, 2023, 3:43 pmNovember 28, 2023