Australia's Nyapiri Macro Mining has entered into a three-year framework agreement with BHP, with the option for two additional one-year extensions.
Nyapiri Macro Mining is majority-owned by indigenous communities, with 51% held by Nyapiri Holdings, representing the Kariyarra, Ngarla and Nyamal traditional owners.
The remaining 49% is owned by Macro Metals' subsidiary, Macro Mining Services (MMS).
The agreement was established through collaborative efforts between BHP and Nyapiri Macro, and aims to facilitate the future allocation of multiple mining service packages at BHP’s Mt Goldsworthy site over the next three to five years.
Nyapiri Macro director Francisco Brown said: “I am very pleased to have partnered with Macro Mining Services to form Nyapiri Macro Mining and to have entered this contract with BHP.
“I am delighted that BHP has given our company the opportunity to play a substantial role in assisting them in rehabilitating an area of Ngarla Country that my family has had a deep and meaningful connection with for many generations.”
The framework agreement covers services such as minor construction and housing, site setup and temporary facilities, rehabilitation, civil earthworks and dewatering, along with other related tasks.
This arrangement allows Nyapiri Macro to supply both personnel and necessary equipment for these operations at the Mt Goldsworthy site.
Macro managing director Simon Rushton said: “I am extremely grateful to the team at BHP for the proactive and collaborative way they have engaged with us over the past six months, as well as for the manner in which they have negotiated the terms and conditions that will govern the works that Nyapiri Macro will perform for BHP over the next three to five years.
“BHP’s commitment to meaningful indigenous engagement has been exemplary, and both their project and commercial teams are to be commended for their efforts.
“By entering into this multi-year framework agreement, together with BHP, we will undoubtedly facilitate the traditional owners that speak for country working on, and rehabilitating, their country.”
In April 2025, MMS secured a mining services contract from RE:GROUP for the Extension Iron Ore Project in Western Australia.
