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Mining Contract Awarded
Mining Contract Awarded.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n Mercator Gold PLC\n18 April 2007\n\n\n\nLondon: 18 April 2007\n\n\n MERCATOR GOLD PLC\n ('Mercator Gold' or the 'Company')\n\n MINING CONTRACT AWARDED\n\n\nMercator Gold Australia Pty Ltd is pleased to announce a 'Heads of Agreement'\nhas been reached with Mining & Civil Australia Pty Ltd ('MACA') to carry out the\ninitial Open Pit mining of the Surprise ore reserve.\n\nThe contractor will commence mobilisation of plant and equipment on 24 April\n2007.\n\nMACA is an emerging Western Australia owned and operated company which has\nquickly established an excellent reputation in the Mining Contracting industry.\n\nMACA currently employs approximately 230 people and has completed projects for\nLion Ore, Harmony Gold and Croesus Mining. Its current projects include Fortnum\n(Gleneagle), Jack Hills (Murchison Metals), Wiluna (Agincourt Resources),\nKirkalocka (Equigold) and North Dordie (Mincor Resources).\n\nManaging Director, Patrick Harford, commented:\n\n'The appointment of Mining & Civil as earth moving contractor at Meekatharra\nbrings us an important step closer to production. We move now from the planning\nstage to the implementation of our strategy for profitable and sustainable\nproduction.'\n\n\nMercator Gold plc\n\nTerry Strapp, Chairman Tel: +61 (0) 412 228 422\nPatrick Harford, Managing Director Tel: +44 (0) 20 7929 1010\n\n\nEmail: [email protected]\nWebsite: www.mercatorgold.com\n\n\nBankside Consultants Ltd Tel: +44 (0) 20 7367 8888\n\nSimon Rothschild\nKeith Irons\nOliver Winters\n\nAIM: MCR\n\n\n\n This information is provided by RNS\n The company news service from the London Stock Exchange\n \n ","length":1811,"tagName":"div"}]