# Rio Tinto awards A$1B in contracts for Western Range mine

Rio Tinto and China Baowu Steel Group have awarded contracts totalling A$1 billion to Western Australian businesses for construction at the Western Range mine in the Pilbara, including contracts to Civmec, CPB Contractors, Primero Group, and MACA.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2023-06-22
- Where: Pilbara, Western Australia, Australia
- Value: $670.0M (1.00B AUD)
- Jobs: 1,600
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 25 million tonnes of iron ore per year
- Products: iron ore
- Sectors: [Mining Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/mining-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Rio Tinto](https://endata.com/companies/4215.md)
- [Civmec](https://endata.com/companies/294.md) (supplier)
- [MACA](https://endata.com/companies/15207.md) (supplier)
- [CPB Contractors](https://endata.com/companies/20197.md) (supplier)
- [Primero Group](https://endata.com/companies/36902.md) (supplier)
- [China Baowu Steel Group](https://endata.com/companies/37069.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [stocks.observer-reporter.com](https://stocks.observer-reporter.com/observerreporter/article/bizwire-2023-6-22-western-range-spends-a1-billion-with-wa-businesses), 2023-06-22: "Western Range aligns with Rio Tinto’s local procurement strategy which aims to increase opportunities for Pilbara, West Australian and Australian businesses to be a part of the company’s supply chain."

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