UNDERGROUND

Ringing loud and proud

BIG Bell is continuing to exceed design outputs, turning out 100,700t of ore grading 2.61 grams per tonne for 8447 ounces in January and 90,500t at 2.71gpt for 7895oz in February.

Underground drilling at Big Bell.

Underground drilling at Big Bell.

The mine near Cue in Western Australia has produced 2.9 million ounces of gold since it started operations in the 1920s. These days it is run by Westgold Resources. Westgold is running a pre-feasibility...

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