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DEALS OF GOLD fortescuehelicopters.com.au
auMs Gets tWO MOre Years at YaraMOkO Maca the cOntractOr Of chOice
Perenti Global Ltd has been awarded a two-year contract fOr karlaWinda
extension to continue as the underground operator at Roxgold Capricorn Metals Ltd has issued MACA Ltd with a letter of intent
Inc’s Yaramoko mine in Burkina Faso.
for the award of an open pit mining services contract for the
The contract extension – awarded to Perenti-controlled African Karlawinda gold project, about 65km south-east of Newman.
Underground Mining Services (AUMS) – is valued at $200
The mining services contract will likely consist of drilling and
million and will run from December 2021 to December 2023. blasting and loading and hauling and is expected to generate
It follows on from the existing development and production
about $410 million in revenue for MACA over the initial five-year
scope currently being executed, taking the total contracted term. It also includes an option to extend the length of the term
work-in-hand at Yaramoko to circa $350 million.
at Capricorn’s election.
AUMS has been successfully operating at the mine since the
MACA anticipates about 11 million bcm of ore and waste will be
development of the Zone 55 Portal in 2015. The project has moved annually using a fleet of 180t dump trucks.
now grown to include the Bagassi South mine.
Ancillary works are expected to begin in December, with mining
“Barminco and AUMS combined are a global leader in activities to follow shortly after.
hard rock underground mining,” Perenti managing director
MACA’s total work-in-hand position now stands at $2.7 billion.
Mark Norwell said. “This contract extension reinforces their
sector-leading position and underlines the group’s focus
on profitable growth through extending existing contracts PWr exPands its fOOtPrint
and winning new work aligned with our 2025 strategy.”
Paull and Warner Resources’ (PWR) growth continues with the
company expanding to a 3,500 sqm office and manufacturing
Perenti’s AUMS will continue as the underground contractor at the facility in the Perth suburb of Kewdale (below). The new facility
Yaramoko gold mine in Burkina Faso until at least December 2023 complements PWR’s recent growth in the fire suppression,
critical services personnel and emergency vehicle manufacturing
industries and allows for further growth as the company ramps up
long-term contracts in the Eastern Goldfields.
PWR also plans to expand its current facilities in Kalgoorlie,
having recently won local contracts for fire detection services with
Energy Development Ltd and mobile fire suppression installation
and servicing for Silver Lake Resources Ltd.
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