# Emerald and MACA sign US$230M mining contract for Okvau gold project

Emerald Resources and MACA signed a mining contract worth US$230 million over seven years for the Okvau gold project in Cambodia. MACA will provide earthmoving equipment and contract mining services, with first gold expected in the June quarter of 2021.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2020-03-14
- Where: Okvau gold project, Cambodia
- Value: $230.0M
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 2 million metric tons per year
- Products: gold mining services
- Sectors: [Mining Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/mining-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [MACA](https://endata.com/companies/15207.md)
- [MACA](https://endata.com/companies/15207.md) (supplier)
- [Emerald Resources](https://endata.com/companies/36987.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [miningmagazine.com](https://www.miningmagazine.com/surface/news/1382901/emerald-maca-sign-mining-contract), 2020-03-14: "The project entails a large open-pit mine, with the MACA contract worth US$230 million over seven years."
- [e-mj.com](https://www.e-mj.com/news/asia/emerald-resources-awards-mining-contract-for-okvau-project-in-cambodia/), 2020-04-15: "We are extremely pleased to have appointed MACA as the mining contractor for the Okvau gold project operations."

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