# Fortescue awards A$179 million in contracts to Aboriginal businesses

Fortescue Metals Group awarded two contracts totaling A$179 million to Yindjibarndi businesses for non-process infrastructure operations and road maintenance at its Solomon Hub in the Pilbara, Australia.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2019-06-26
- Where: Solomon Hub, Pilbara, Australia, Australia
- Value: $124.0M (179.0M AUD)
- Status: announced
- Products: non-process infrastructure services, road maintenance, resource definition services
- Sectors: [Mining Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/mining-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Fortescue Metals Group](https://endata.com/companies/5503.md) (customer)
- [Wirlu-murra Enterprises](https://endata.com/companies/40256.md) (supplier)
- [Eastern Guruma](https://endata.com/companies/40257.md) (supplier)

## Sources

- [im-mining.com](https://im-mining.com/2019/06/26/fortescue-awards-a179-million-contracts-aboriginal-businesses/), 2019-06-26: "Fortescue has announced the award of two contracts to the value of A$179 million to Yindjibarndi businesses through the Company’s Billion Opportunities program."

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