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id: which-supply-agreements-should-you-prioritize-in-a-mining-acquisition
title: "Which supply agreements should you prioritize in a mining acquisition?"
category: guide
subtopic: prioritize-supply
page_type: guide
source_url: "https://neosbyargonandco.com/seamless-mine-site-ma"
tags: ["supply prioritization", "mine site M&A", "critical contracts"]
questions:
  - "What supply agreements are most important in a mine acquisition?"
  - "How do you prioritize which contracts to novate or stand up?"
  - "What items need agreements before operational day one?"
related: [mine-ma-supply-contracts, novation-review]
---

Prioritizing supply agreements during a mining acquisition is critical to operational success. Focus first on agreements with the highest spend, greatest operational criticality, and tightest supply constraints.

High-priority items include major services (contract mining, drill and blast), labour hire, subcontractors, operational IT licences, fuel, OTR tyres, OEM parts, and explosives. Agreements that must be newly negotiated get higher priority than those being novated, because sole-source negotiations take time.

If your buyer team already has agreements with the incumbent suppliers at the new site, those negotiations become easier-you can amend existing agreements to include new site volumes, often securing better pricing and terms. Lower-criticality items may not require formal contracts; purchase orders can suffice until a contract develops later.

Argon & Co helps buyers strategically prioritize these agreements to meet your completion-date deadlines. Let's talk about your acquisition timeline.