UNDERGROUND

Broken Hill's famed Line of Lode keeps giving

Underground mining restarts in NSW’s 'Silver City'

Blackwoods ore drive complete (left) and ore being fed into the Rasp plant (right).

Blackwoods ore drive complete (left) and ore being fed into the Rasp plant (right). | Credits: Broken Hill Mines

Underground mining has restarted at the historical Rasp mine in Broken Hill for the first time since the 1970s after Broken Hill Mines broke through more than 1000m to access the high-grade Main Lode ore...

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