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Established in Coolgardie three decades ago with just 30 power generation solutions to support the diverse needs of our
employees, Barminco now employs more than 3,900 people clients in remote locations.”
across 22 projects in eight countries and four continents. Meanwhile, Zenith is set to add a further 3MW of installed
Key elements of Barminco’s training strategy are the Barminco capacity to its power station at Northern Star Resources Ltd’s
Training Centres – the first of which recently opened at its head Jundee operations.
office in Perth – with a second facility being replicated on a This additional supply is expected to begin during the June
larger scale in Botswana. quarter.
Zenith’s total build, own and operate capacity is set to rise to
ZENith builds uP morE total CaPaCity more than 222MW following completion of this additional
generating capacity.
Remote energy solutions specialist Zenith Energy Ltd has
completed construction of the 14.5MW gas-fired power station
at Adaman Resources Pty Ltd’s Kirkalocka gold project, about turkish dElight for ariaNa
70km south of Mount Magnet in Western Australia.
Ariana Resources plc has entered into a non-binding MoU
Zenith achieved initial production of commissioning diesel with a major Turkish construction and engineering company
power on September 6, with full gas generation arriving just nine which proposes a series of interlinked transactions to develop
days later. the Kiziltepe mine and the earlier stage Salinbas project in the
The first full month of power supply under the power purchase country.
agreement occurred during October. The MoU contemplates the disposal of various interests to the
“We are extremely pleased to have completed another proposed partner, including 17% of the Salinbas project for
successful project, with the Kirkalocka power station now up $US5 million.
and running ahead of expectation,” Zenith managing director The proposed partner will then inject $US8 million of equity into
Hamish Moffat said. Salinbas via an earn-in arrangement, as well as organise the
“This is a further demonstration of the Zenith team’s ability to bank finance to enable the project to be brought into production.
deliver innovative, reliable, highly efficient and cost-effective The equity injection will be directed towards various project
activities, including additional drilling
and resource estimation, completion
of a DFS, EIA and permitting, freehold
land acquisition, public relations and
new licences.
“We look forward to advancing the
proposed MoU into a JV capable of
unlocking the full value of our assets
in Turkey, which will also target the
development of a future pipeline of
high-value production projects,” Ariana
managing director Kerim Sener said.
“It is the goal of the partners to become
one of the premier gold mining
companies operating in Turkey.”
Zenith is adding another 3MW of installed capacity to the Jundee power station

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