MINING been a pullback in employment in the region , so there are skilled people available and we ’ d like to give them an opportunity . There are a lot of benefits to building a project at the bottom of the cycle ,” he adds . “ The best time to build is at the bottom of the market . All the materials and expertise needed to build the project are readily available . If we had tried to build this project five years ago we ’ d have been waiting in a queue at the factory to have components built and all the best people and contractors would be tied up .”
Long term sustainability The Nova site has no mains services . To provide the project with reliable water supply and management and waste water treatment , Tristar Water of Perth was brought in . Power supply was more complex . The power provider , a joint venture between
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