Foraco International announced that they have been awarded a 110 million USD contract with Rio Tinto Western Australia Iron Ore. The contract is for exploration and evaluation drilling services in the Pilbara region, Australia, involving both Diamond Drilling and Reverse Circulation rigs and is signed for three years firm plus two optional years extension. It will involve a total of seven rigs, most of them being remotely operated.
‘We have been working for Rio Tinto Iron Ore in the Pilbara for nearly a decade now and are very excited to start a new chapter of our excellent relationships after having pioneered the first remotely controlled RC rig in the country for them. We are very grateful Rio Tinto management and its field people appreciate our safe and reliable services and wish to strengthen our local partnership furthermore, especially during these difficult pandemic times. This is a great reward for all our employees, field crews and support teams,’ stated Foraco CEO Daniel Simoncini.
‘We believe long term relationships with world leaders like Rio Tinto is an efficient way to increase our long term profitability resilience while providing good quality professional life to our employees with who we can share a decent time horizon long enough to develop them, train them and make them safer and happier,’ concluded Simoncini.
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