# Rio Tinto awards TAKRAF stacker replacement contract at Paraburdoo mine

Rio Tinto Iron Ore commenced a $39 million sustaining capital project to replace stackers at the Paraburdoo mine, with Tenova TAKRAF leading design and implementation. The project will create nearly 100 jobs and is expected to be completed by 2020.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2018-06-29
- Where: Paraburdoo, Western Australia, Australia
- Value: $39.0M
- Jobs: 100
- Status: announced
- Products: stackers
- Sectors: [Mining Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/mining-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Rio Tinto Iron Ore](https://endata.com/companies/32847.md) (customer)
- [Tenova TAKRAF](https://endata.com/companies/32848.md) (supplier)
- [Paradigm Engineers](https://endata.com/companies/32849.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [im-mining.com](https://im-mining.com/2018/06/29/takraf-leading-design-implementation-stacker-replacement-rio-tinto-paraburdoo/), 2018-06-29: "This is great news not only for Paraburdoo, but also for jobs here in WA."

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