UNDERGROUND

Fender on Cue

WESTGOLD Resources is to develop an underground operation at the Fender gold deposit near Cue in Western Australia to feed the 1.4 million tonne per annum Tuckabianna processing hub, as nearby Big Bell approaches full capacity.

 Fender to go underground

Fender to go underground

Fender was originally mined as an open pit operation by Normandy in the 1990s, for production of about 402,000 tonnes grading at 1.96 grams per tonne gold for 25,300 ounces. Westgold completed a cut-back...

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