Perenti Limited announced that its subsidiary Ausdrill, has been awarded a new Australian surface contract at the Northern Star Resources owned Kalgoorlie Consolidated Gold Mines Fimiston open pit gold mine in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia. The new circa $160 million, 60- month contract incorporates activities that commenced 1 March 2022 and will continue to March 2027. Ausdrill has been contracted to provide up to 14 production blast hole drill rigs to support ongoing operations.

Given the scale and quality of its existing Ausdrill fleet, Perenti does not expect any new capital outlay to support this contract.