MLG wins $40m contract at Pioneer Dome Lithium Project

MLG has secured an integrated mining and crushing services declaration valued astatine astir A$70m ($48.23m) astatine the Pioneer Dome Lithium Project successful Western Australia (WA).

The contract, awarded by Develop Global, covers a 12-month operational run that is scheduled to statesman successful July 2026.

The Pioneer Dome Lithium Project sits astir 130km southbound of Kalgoorlie and is accessible via sealed roads with established determination infrastructure.

The Cade Pit marks the archetypal signifier of open-pit mining astatine the site, with Develop aiming to statesman nonstop shipping of ore accumulation successful the December 4th of 2026.

MLG's declaration covers a scope of services to enactment activities astatine Pioneer Dome, specified arsenic drill and blast operations, mining of ore and waste, and load and haul work.

The institution volition besides negociate tally of excavation stockpiles, undertake ore rehandling, and oversee the supply, cognition and attraction of the crushing circuit.

All declaration gross is expected to beryllium recognised wrong the 2027 fiscal year.

MLG volition deploy its ain crushing instrumentality and halfway accumulation fleet successful enactment of the contract, aiming for operational power and plus usage passim the campaign.

This declaration marks MLG's introduction into providing services astatine a processing lithium task successful the area.

MLG CEO Mark Hatfield said: "The grant of the Pioneer Dome declaration is simply a strategically important measurement for MLG. It positions america alongside 1 of the astir credible emerging producers connected the ASX [Australian Securities Exchange] and marks a meaningful introduction into the lithium services market.

"This integrated scope of work, spanning drill and blast, load and haul, crushing and tract services nether a azygous accountable framework, showcases the extent of MLG's self-perform capableness and reinforces the worth of its integrated work exemplary for clients seeking a trusted, end-to-end services partner."

MLG expects determination whitethorn beryllium opportunities to grow its crushing services if Develop moves guardant with further task phases astatine Pioneer Dome.

Any further enactment would beryllium connected abstracted commercialized agreements betwixt the 2 companies.

In May 2025, the institution signed its inaugural declaration with mining elephantine Rio Tinto for bulk haulage and tract services astatine the Western Turner Syncline Mine successful WA.

"MLG wins $40m declaration astatine Pioneer Dome Lithium Project" was primitively created and published by Mining Technology, a GlobalData owned brand.