Macro Metals (ASX:M4M) has announced its Indigenous joint venture has secured its inaugural work package instruction under a framework agreement with BHP.
Nyapiri Macro Mining, a majority Indigenous-owned mining services contractor, has been awarded a $12.52 million contract to perform site establishment, temporary facilities, civil earthworks, and rehabilitation at BHP’s Mt Goldsworthy operation.
The work package runs between June 2026 and May 2027 and is the first instruction issued under the framework agreement announced in February.
Nyapiri Macro is owned by Nyapiri Holdings — a Kariyarra, Ngarla, and Nyamal Traditional Owner business — and Macro Mining Services, a wholly owned subsidiary of Macro.
The Indigenous-owned company has developed an Aboriginal Engagement Plan for the program, outlining its approach to cultural heritage protection, as well as employment, training, and procurement opportunities for Traditional Owners and local Aboriginal businesses.
Representatives from the Ngarla People will be on-Country for the duration of the works, providing heritage and cultural oversight.
A critical milestone for Nyapiri
Nyapiri Macro Director Francisco Brown says the work package represents an important milestone for the joint venture.
“This work package is an important step for Nyapiri Macro. Not only does it represent our first opportunity to provide mining services to a Tier 1 company on-Country, but it also enables us to offer local Indigenous employment and contracting opportunities that will be meaningful for our people and our community,” Brown says.
Macro Metals Managing Director Simon Rushton says the award represents a ‘material milestone’ as the first work package instruction to be awarded and executed under the BHP framework agreement.
“Our team has worked closely with BHP … over the past 12 months to reach this milestone, and we are very much looking forward to executing our first material mining services contract to a Tier 1 client in the Pilbara,” Rushton says.
The company says the contract provides immediate revenue for both entities, demonstrates their capability as tier-one contractors, and supports the Indigenous partnership model through work delivered on-Country.
Write to JC Villarba at Mining.com.au
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