# Fortescue Metals Group awards $500M mining services contract to Wintawari Guruma

Fortescue Metals Group signed a $500 million contract with Wintawari Guruma Aboriginal Corporation (WGAC) for mining services at the Solomon Hub iron ore operations in Western Australia. The 10-year contract is the largest ever awarded by Fortescue to an Aboriginal business.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2021-09-15
- Where: Solomon Hub, Western Australia, Australia
- Value: $500.0M
- Status: announced
- Products: mining services
- Sectors: [Mining Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/mining-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Fortescue Metals Group](https://endata.com/companies/5503.md) (customer)
- [Wintawari Guruma Aboriginal Corporation](https://endata.com/companies/58088.md) (supplier)

## Sources

- [australianmining.com.au](https://www.australianmining.com.au/the-dotted-line-septembers-biggest-contracts/), 2021-10-01: "Fortescue Metals Group made headlines midway through September for signing a record-breaking $500 million contract with Wintawari Guruma Aboriginal Corporation."

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