# Pilbara Minerals awards multiple contracts for Pilgangoora lithium-tantalum project

Pilbara Minerals awarded contracts for the $234 million Pilgangoora lithium-tantalum project, including a $148 million processing plant contract to RCR Tomlinson, earthworks to NRW Holdings, and camp services to a joint venture, with commissioning targeted for March 2018.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2017-07-25
- Where: Pilgangoora, Western Australia, Australia
- Value: $112.0M (148.0M AUD)
- Jobs: 70
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 8 Mt/y mining rate, 2 Mt/y ore
- Products: lithium-tantalum processing plant
- Sectors: [Mining Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/mining-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Pilbara Minerals](https://endata.com/companies/21514.md)
- [MACA](https://endata.com/companies/15207.md) (supplier)
- [NRW Holdings](https://endata.com/companies/20658.md) (supplier)
- [RCR Tomlinson](https://endata.com/companies/21513.md) (supplier)
- [Pilbara Minerals](https://endata.com/companies/21514.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [thewest.com.au](https://thewest.com.au/business/mining/contracts-awarded-as-pilbara-minerals-new-234-million-project-ramps-up-ng-b88546855z), 2017-07-25: "Pilbara Minerals is targeting commissioning of Pilgangoora in March next year, with first shipments planned from the second quarter."
- [miningmagazine.com](https://www.miningmagazine.com/surface/news/1331631/maca-wins-pilgangoora-contract), 2017-09-07: "The award of the open-pit mining contract was a key milestone for the Pilgangoora project, as site-based activities continued to ramp-up on several fronts."

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