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a $26.5 million contract from Hamersley
Iron Pty Ltd to expand its waste fines stor-
age facility.
The facility is located at Hamersley’s
Nammuldi Below Water Table project,
about 60km north-west of Tom Price.
NRW will raise the existing earthfill em-
bankment by a further 6m and upgrade
water management structures, waste fines
deposition lines and pond decant infra-
structure.
Work has already begun, which will see
75 workers at a time, and is expected for a
June 2022 completion.

Elmore on board Core has signed a two-year deal for grid power access at its Finniss lithium project,

for Peko restart Northern Territory
Elmore Ltd has executed a binding Core catches power H-E receives Peruvian
heads of agreement that will see it in-
crease scope and handle the controlling for Finniss rebuild contract
of logistics, product sales, mine con-
struction and operation of the anticipated Core Lithium Ltd has kicked a major goal H-E Parts International has been award-
Peko iron-copper-gold-cobalt project. for its Finniss project in the Northern Ter- ed a two-year contract from MMG Ltd to
The Northern Territory project is cur- ritory after signing a two-year deal for grid rebuild the front wheel groups of CAT 797F
rently owned by ICA Mining Pty Ltd, power. haul trucks at the Las Bambas JV copper
which is expecting a 5-7 year lifespan for The deal, signed with the NT Govern- project in Peru.
the project following a restart. Elmore is ment’s Power and Water Corporation H-E’s Peru-based mining solutions divi-
earning a 25% stake in the project along- (PWC), will secure enough electricity to sion will fully manage the contract. Finer
side a $2/t royalty and $100,000 monthly power the project and will also unlock op- details of the contract include initial inspec-
retainer. portunities for low-emission renewables tion, disassembly, front wheel group repair
The contract was executed through and gas-generated power. Finniss will re- including the control fit procedure for bear-
ICA subsidiary Peko Gold Lending Pty ceive 5,000 kVA. ing adjustment in the wheel, assembly, de-
Ltd. Core is able to select a PWC contractor livery and commissioning.
Elmore managing director David Men- of its own choice to construct the connec- H-E will use its proprietary technology
delawitz said internal ownership disputes tion, in accordance with Australian stand- throughout the work, ensuring “the low-
had pushed the project delivery back by ards. Core will also have the choice of its est total cost of ownership via extended
two months, but he retained faith in the own electricity provider. component life”, ease of maintenance and
pathway ahead. The Finniss project is slated to begin con- superior performance.
“Since Elmore first became involved in struction later this year. First exports are ex- “We are excited and eager to [use] our
the Peko tailings project over 18 months pected next year. technology and to be partners with Las
ago, we have been confident that the “Having the ability to choose our electric- Bambas in the permanent task of being
project has a high probability of being a ity supplier and plug into green power is yet more efficient every day,” H-E general
lucrative venture for its owners,” he said. another demonstration of how the location manager of Peru operations Cesar Jon-
of Finniss can reduce Core’s and our cus- quet said.
tomer’s greenhouse footprint,” Core man-
aging director Stephen Biggins said.

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