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SIGNED, SEALED & DELIVERED

Capital clocks up almost Sandvik saddles up for leader in adoption of battery technology
within the mining industry.
two decades at Geita Electric Mine
Capital Ltd has been awarded two Consortium SIMPEC on song with
new three-year contracts at AngloGold Pilbara and IronMerge
Ashanti Ltd’s Geita gold mine in Tanza- Sandvik Mining is among 14 companies
nia for the continuation of surface deline- to have recently joined forces in a bid to WestStar Industrial Ltd’s engineering
ation and open pit grade control drilling decarbonise mine sites and achieve the contractor business SIMPEC has been
services, as well as underground grade significant economic and social benefits awarded a $15 million vertical contract for
control and delineation drilling. with respect to clean energy, large-scale the Stage 1 improvement works at Pilbara
The underground contract, which in- storage and battery-powered EVs. Minerals Ltd’s Pilgangoora lithium opera-
corporates expanded scope for under- Alongside Sandvik were the likes of tions.
ground drilling activities, will utilise nine Rock Solutions, South32 Ltd, Oz Minerals SIMPEC will execute the contract
rigs, including five from the existing fleet, Ltd, IGO Ltd, Gold Fields Ltd, Barminco alongside JV partner IronMerge, a Sup-
together with an additional four new rigs, and consortium leader State of Play, all of ply Nation Aboriginal-owned mining and
which have been secured and are cur- which helped establish the Electric Mine civil works service company which de-
rently in transit to the site. Consortium (EMC) as part of a commit- livers local contracting solutions to cus-
Surface delineation activities will be ment to reduce scope one and two carbon tomers across the Pilbara while driving
covered by the existing fleet of five rigs. emissions in line with global objectives. employment outcomes for indigenous
The new three-year contracts are set The heads of South32, Oz, IGO, Gold people and local communities in the Port
to generate revenues of $65 million over Fields and Barminco also took the unprec- Headland region.
the respective terms. The award re- edented step of co-signing a statement of IronMerge is a Nyamal family business
mains subject to final contract execution intent regarding the electrification of their and offers direct employment for Nyamal
and relevant government approvals. mine sites towards a common goal of ac- people in the Pilbara.
Capital has been providing drilling ser- celerating change in the industry. The contract is SIMPEC’s first with
vices at Geita since 2006. Sandvik is one company with an ag- Pilbara and is expected to be delivered
“These contracts will bring our rela- gressive commitment towards reducing in Q3 2021. Works to improve operating
tionship with AngloGold Ashanti at the corporate CO2 emissions and remains a
Geita site to 19 consecutive years,” Cap-
ital executive chairman James Boyton
said.
“This follows our recently announced
contracts with the Sukari gold mine in
Egypt for provision of waste mining and
expanded drilling services, which will
extend our relationship with Centamin to
20 consecutive years. These long-term
partnerships are a testament to Capital’s
project execution capabilities, the value
we deliver and the strong relationships
we build with our clients.”

Sandvik Mining has joined the Electric
Mine Consortium

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