$25m of resources contracts

Kalium Lakes has awarded three gas infrastructure contracts valued at a combined $20 million, while Tianqi Lithium selected a contractor for $5 million worth of works.

Kalium’s contracts related to the design, supply and construction of its fully-owned gas lateral.

The scope of the gas pipeline for its $216 million Beyondie sulphate of potash project has been divided in three major contracts.

Edgen Murray, a subsidiary of Sumitomo Corporation, will manufacture and supply the coated linepipe, while Western Australia-based Pipecraft is responsible for the design, supply and construction of the inlet and delivery stations.

Primero Group will undertake the design works for the overall pipeline.

The pipeline will allow gas supply via a four inch, 79.4-kilometre gas lateral to the delivery station from where gas will be provided for power generation at Beyondie.

Construction of the Beyondie project formerly commenced earlier this month.

Also today, WestStar announced it secured a $5 million contract at Tianqi Lithium’s new Kwinana processing plant.

Under the contract, WestStar subsidiary SIMPEC will carry out structural, mechanical, piping, and electrical and instrumentation work to assist Tianqi with the handover of the plant to operations.

The award follows on from SIMPEC’s ongoing work at the processing plant.

Tianqi launched its Kwinana operations last month.

WestStar said it has been awarded $23 million of contracts so far for this financial year.

Shares in WestStar were up 7.7 per cent to trade at 2.8 cents each at 4pm AEST.