MACA wins $65m services deal

Mining contractor MACA has announced a $65 million contract with Kimberley Diamonds Company at the Ellendale project, 120 kilometres east of Derby.

Kimberley Diamons is a wholly-owned subsidiary of UK-based GEM Diamonds.

Services under the contract include drilling and blasting, loading and hauling and crusher feed.

The contract, which will commence on or before December 1, will have a peak workforce of 90 personnel.

The contract is the fourth announced by MACA this calendar year, joining deals with Regis Resources for its Garden Well gold mine, and two with OneSteel for mining and crushing services at its Peculiar Knob iron ore development in South Australia.