# Liontown issues letter of award to Byrnecut for Kathleen Valley underground mining contract

Liontown Resources issued a letter of award to Byrnecut Australia for underground mining services at the Kathleen Valley lithium project in Western Australia. The contract is valued at approximately A$1 billion over four years.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2023-08-18
- Where: Kathleen Valley, Western Australia, Australia
- Value: $650.0M (1.00B AUD)
- Status: announced
- Products: underground mining services, lithium, spodumene concentrate, tantalum concentrate
- Sectors: [Mining Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/mining-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Byrnecut Australia](https://endata.com/companies/21165.md) (supplier)
- [Liontown Resources](https://endata.com/companies/60217.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [im-mining.com](https://im-mining.com/2023/08/18/liontown-to-award-underground-mining-contract-for-kathleen-valley-lithium-project-to-byrnecut/), 2023-08-18: "The appointment of Byrnecut is a significant milestone for Kathleen Valley which has a Mineral Resource Estimate of 156 Mt at 1.4% Li2O and 130 ppm Ta2O5."

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