# BGC Contracting secures $720M extension at Whyalla iron ore operations

BGC Contracting received a $720 million, five-year contract extension from SIMEC Mining (GFG Alliance) to be the single supplier of mining services at the Whyalla iron ore operations in South Australia.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2017-12-31
- Where: Whyalla, South Australia, Australia
- Value: $720.0M
- Status: completed
- Products: mining services
- Sectors: [Mining Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/mining-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [GFG Alliance](https://endata.com/companies/19734.md) (customer)
- [BGC Contracting](https://endata.com/companies/25165.md) (supplier)
- [SIMEC Mining](https://endata.com/companies/38021.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [australianmining.com.au](https://www.australianmining.com.au/bgc-contracting-brings-boggabri-and-whyalla-together/), 2019-03-14: "BGC has been contracted at Whyalla since 2012 and has received a series of extensions in the years since, including a $720 million, five-year agreement less than two years ago."

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