# Pilbara Minerals awards contract to SIMPEC for Pilgangoora improvements

Pilbara Minerals has granted a works contract to SIMPEC, a Westar Industrial subsidiary, for stage one improvements at the Pilgangoora lithium-tantalum project in Western Australia. The contract covers vertical installation works including earth works, civils, fabrication, structural, mechanical, piping, tanks, electrical and instrumentation.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2021-03-04
- Where: Pilgangoora, Western Australia, Australia
- Value: $5.40M (7.00M AUD)
- Status: announced
- Products: lithium, tantalum
- Sectors: [Mining Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/mining-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [SIMPEC](https://endata.com/companies/42270.md)
- [Fortescue Metals Group](https://endata.com/companies/5503.md) (customer)
- [Pilbara Minerals](https://endata.com/companies/21514.md) (customer)
- [Central Systems](https://endata.com/companies/40247.md) (customer)
- [IronMerge](https://endata.com/companies/53141.md) (partner)
- [Westar Industrial](https://endata.com/companies/53636.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [australianmining.com.au](https://www.australianmining.com.au/pilbara-minerals-contracts-simpec-at-pilgangoora/), 2021-03-04: "This newly awarded contract is a tribute to not only our SIMPEC delivery team but also (IronMerge director) Ian Taylor and his IronMerge team."
- [australianmining.com.au](https://www.australianmining.com.au/solomon-hub-to-welcome-workshop-yard-wastewater-trial/), 2021-03-10: "SIMPEC has won an electrical, instrumentation and communication contract at Fortescue Metals Group’s Solomon Hub iron ore operations in Western Australia’s Pilbara region."

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