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Liontown awards Open Pit Mining Services Contract

Liontown Resources Limited (ASX: LTR) (Liontown or the Company) is pleased to announce that it has
finalised the award of the full Open Pit Mining Services contract for the Kathleen’s Corner and Mt Mann open
pits at the Kathleen Valley Lithium Project to mining services provider, Iron Mine Contracting Pty Ltd (Iron
Mine Contracting).
Iron Mine Contracting are performing drilling and blasting, loading and hauling of ore and waste from open
pit excavations, haul road construction and maintenance, and dewatering of open pit excavations services at
Kathleen’s Corner and Mt Mann open pits located at the Kathleen Valley Lithium Project. Iron Mine
Contracting mobilised in December 2022 and commenced open pit operations in early January under a
Preliminary Works Agreement and have rapidly ramped up to the Total Material Movement rates required.
The Open Pit Mining Services contract is valued at approximately A$240 million over a three-year contract
term. The award of the full contract follows a competitive tender process in late 2022.
Importantly for Liontown, Iron Mine Contracting has committed to working with the Tjiwarl Traditional
Owners with numerous opportunities identified.
Liontown’s Managing Director and CEO, Tony Ottaviano, said:
“We have been impressed with the commitment and rapid ramp up by Iron Mine Contracting since they
commenced work for us at Kathleen Valley and are therefore very pleased to be awarding them the full Open
Pit Mining Services contract.
“The contract formalises the relationship we established late last year and allows us to safely and seamlessly
continue on with our open pit mining operations to the high standards and volumes we expect.”
This announcement has been approved for release by the Managing Director and CEO, Mr Tony Ottaviano.

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