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AMS is also currently seeking a JV analysis process and are extremely de- The West Australian Department of
partner within the Botswanan community lighted to award this work to Hatch,” Ga- Mines has records showing Sailor Prince
to further support the Motheo project. lan managing director Juan Pablo Var- to have been mined for 4,924 troy ounc-
Works from this contract are expected to gas de la Vega said. es up until 1930. Under the ownership of
start early this year. “They are a welcome addition to the Stone Resources, Rowena recorded 110
“We have commenced mobilising team, and we look forward to working troy ounces and Jubilee recorded 150
heavy equipment to site and our team are with Hatch in this important phase of the troy ounces.
looking forward to working with Sandfire development of HMW. The lithium indus- “In many cases, despite being previ-
on what will be a significant project in a try is growing faster than anyone could ously owned by exploration companies,
very prospective and emerging copper anticipate requiring lithium batteries at an these projects have suffered from a lack
mining province,” Perenti managing di- unprecedented rate. We like to think that of funding by being overshadowed by
rector Mark Norwell said. together, we can make a small, however, other projects,” Brightstar managing di-
“The finalisation of the Motheo contract important difference globally in helping rector William Hobba said.
with Sandfire is an important milestone to transition to an environmentally better “Brightstar is in a position to provide
that will support our engagement with world.” these projects with effective modern ex-
potential Botswana-based JV partners, Hatch commands a global workforce ploration to assess any value in the tar-
who we will work with ahead of the start- of more than 9,000 people across 150 gets.”
up of mining activities in early 2022.” countries.
Perenti also divested its MinAnalytical
Laboratory Services Australia Pty Ltd Cobham takes Nifty flight
subsidiary to ALS Ltd for $43.6 million in MACA sits atop of
December. Roy Hill

Roy Hill Iron Ore Pty Ltd has selected
Winsome heats up Canada MACA Ltd to carry out mining services
with lithium works at its namesake iron ore project in the
Pilbara.
Winsome Resources Ltd has enlisted As part of the $70 million-revenue
geological and metallurgical operations generating contract, MACA will under-
company SGS Canada to undertake take open pit mining services, load and
data collation, field work planning and hauling, and drilling and blasting over a
metallurgical testing at its lithium projects 12-month term – beginning early this year. Cobham’s E190 plane is a new addition
in Quebec. The addition of the contract bumped to its fleet which accommodates for low
The SGS work is in line with Win- MACA’s work in hand position to $3 bil- emission, modern and reliable flights for
some’s own data planning and will assist lion. FIFO workers
the company in the management of sub- Roy Hill, about 115km north of New-
sequent field exploration work and drill- man, is collaboratively owned by Han- Cobham Aviation Services Australia
ing programmes. cock Prospecting Pty Ltd, Marubeni Corp, has launched its inaugural FIFO flight to
Test work at Winsome’s Cancet site POSCO and China Steel Corp. Cyprium Metals Ltd’s Nifty copper mine
builds on previous metallurgical test work “Our team has a long-standing relation- in the Pilbara.
and will involve heavy liquid separation ship with Roy Hill, starting with first mining The debut “Embraer 190”, or “E190”
(HLS), magnetic separation and flotation at the Roy Hill project, and MACA is proud plane, touched down 350km east-south-
batch tests. to be an ongoing part of this operation,” east of Port Hedland last month.
SGS will also undertake metallurgi- MACA Chief Executive Mike Sutton said. The E190 was added to Cobham’s fleet
cal test work on drill samples from Win- “This project will utilise an existing fleet last year and further additions to the ros-
some’s other project, Adina, using HLS while contributing to MACA’s secured ter are expected later this year as part of
and magnetic separation to determine mining work in hand for FY22 and FY23, a commitment to provide resources com-
recovery rates from the ore through and further secures our strong position in panies with modern and reliable trans-
dense media separation. the Pilbara region.” port for FIFO workers.
“The E190 is a great fit for FIFO to
Galan closes the hatch Strike upon a star Nifty,” Cobham business development
director Tim Pirga said.
on study tender Strike Drilling Pty Ltd has been con- “The aircraft is compatible with exist-
tracted by Brightstar Resources Ltd to ing jet capable FIFO runways and has
Galan Lithium Ltd has enlisted Hatch to undertake a 2,000m aircore programme
undertake the feasibility study and analy- over a number of targets at the Brightstar the range and performance to reliably
sis of its Hombre Muerto West (HMW) South gold project in Laverton. uplift 100 passengers on longer FIFO
lithium project in Argentina. Brightstar said the “short impactful” routes all year round whilst lowering car-
Hatch will work alongside Galan’s own programme was designed to test for bon emissions and minimising refuelling
consultants Ad-Infinitum, SRK, WSP and anomalism in areas of historic mining requirements at site.
other project teams in Argentina, Chile and prospecting. “Passengers love the comfortable,
and Australia. The feasibility study is ex- Targets to undergo the drilling include modern cabin and everyone gets either
pected to be delivered in late Q4. Sailor Prince, Rowena and Jubilee – a window or an aisle seat, making an
“We have been through a very thor- which have all shown previous anomal- E190 flight a great way to start and finish
ough feasibility study tender, review and ism but bare modern exploration. a FIFO swing.”

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