JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – Miner Blackham Resources has started openpit mining and underground development work at its 5.1-million-ounce Matilda project, with gold production from the Western Australia-based mine expected in three weeks.
The company reported on Monday that contractor Maca had mobilised the initial mining fleet and that it had started mining operations at the Matilda M10 and M4 openpits.
The wet commissioning of the Wiluna processing plant will start this month, while the new tailings dam is also on track to be commissioned.
The project is located in Australia’s largest gold belt, which stretches from Norseman through Kalgoorlie to Wiluna. Blackham’s Wiluna gold plant is located in the centre of Matilda and can process up to 1.7-million tons a year, or 100 000 oz/y.
The expanded Matilda gold project includes Joint Ore Reserves Committee-compliant measured, indicated and inferred resources of 48-million tons at 3.3 g/t for 5.1-million ounces within an 860 km2 exploration tenement package and has historically produced more than 4.3-million ounces.
Edited by: Mariaan Webb
Creamer Media Senior Deputy Editor Online
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