# Liontown awards $1B underground mining contract to Byrnecut for Kathleen Valley lithium project

Liontown Resources awarded a $1 billion contract to Byrnecut for underground mining services at the Kathleen Valley lithium project in Western Australia. The four-year fixed contract includes over A$125 million in new equipment investment.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2023-08-17
- Where: Kathleen Valley, Western Australia, Australia
- Value: $650.0M (1.00B AUD)
- Status: completed
- Products: underground mining services, lithium
- Sectors: [Mining Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/mining-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Byrnecut](https://endata.com/companies/35747.md) (supplier)
- [Liontown Resources](https://endata.com/companies/60217.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [australianmining.com.au](https://www.australianmining.com.au/byrnecut-goes-to-work-at-liontown/), 2023-08-17: "At around $1 billion this is the largest contract to be awarded by Liontown and is reflective of operational requirements, external factors and the four-year duration."

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