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RBR subsidiary Futuro Skills.
JOBA has committed about £582,000
($1.16 million) from the S4E fund to this
training initiative.
RBR has previously allocated capital in
preparation for this programme in the form
of staff, systems, licenses, registrations and
equipment, and will invest further funds in
accordance with the co-funding structure of
the JOBA grant.
Under the terms of the grant contract,
Futuro Skills will deliver a construction skills
internship programme at its new training
centre in the city of Palma, where the LNG
projects will be built.
Primero picks up contract

variations

Primero Group Ltd has been awarded
$20 million worth of variations to its exist-
ing contracts with Rio Tinto Ltd at both Koo-
daideri and Mesa K.
Swift landed a series of contracts with some of the biggest names in mining last month The variations awarded under the Mesa
K contract reflect additional civil works at
Swift serves up $3.25 village-wide network Wi-Fi. the Mesa J PP2 wet processing facility, cur-
rently being developed as part of Rio Tinto’s
Swift will also provide pay-TV content
million for mine camps and ad-hoc support and maintenance ser- Robe Valley sustaining projects. These are
vices to five of Mineral Resources’ remote on track to be completed this year.
Swift Media Ltd secured five new con- accommodation sites in Western Australia, The additions to the Koodaideri contract
tracts last month – including four from as per the two-year agreement. reflect additional “options selections” that
clients in the mining industry – to provide Roy Hill agreed to extend its use of have now been confirmed and included for
fit-for-purpose communication and enter- Swift’s services for another 12 months at its implementation. These are expected to be
tainment systems at workforce accommo- mine village. completed in-line with the original contract-
dation villages. ed timeframe of mid-2021.
The five deals with Rio Tinto Ltd, Min- Primero is progressing both projects in
eral Resources Ltd, Atlas Iron Pty Ltd, Roy RBR prepares for parallel.
Hill Holdings and an unnamed quarantine Mozambique’s LNG boom
camp carry a total value of $3.25 million. Tlou agrees to terms in
Swift was appointed by Rio Tinto to reac- RBR Group has received a funding grant
tivate and expand the village entertainment from UKaid to provide training services to Botswana
system for the Western Turner Syncline 2 Mozambican youth to prepare them for
project. The contract scope includes pro- the country’s imminent LNG construction Commercial terms for an interim 2MW
viding television headend, network and boom. CBM pilot power purchase agreement
CCTV installation works. The grant falls under the UK Department (PPA) between Tlou Energy Ltd and the
For Atlas Iron at Corunna Downs, Swift for International Development’s Skills for Botswana Power Corporation (BPC) have
will design, supply and construct an enter- Employment (S4E) programme, known lo- been finalised.
tainment system for the 136-person camp, cally as JOBA, and has been awarded to Final regulatory formalities specific to the
as well as install fibre optic cabling and a agreement were being completed at the

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