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Westgold Resources Ltd.
Summary
| Project: | Meekatharra | |
|---|---|---|
| Deposit: | Meekatharra | |
| Location: | Australia | |
| Commodities: | Gold | |
| Date: | 10/25/2018 | |
| Report Code: | JORC | |
| Report Type: | Exploration/Drilling Update | |
| Project Stage: | Active Mining & Production | |
| Report details: | 25-10-2018: Westgold Resources Ltd. announces an Exploration/Drilling Update report for its Meekatharra deposit at the Meekatharra project. Amended previous announcement. The September 2018 quarter witnessed excellent progress on a number of fronts in the | |
| Resources: | (not mentioned in this report) | |
| CP/QP: | [Overall Report]: Jake Russell (Internal) | |
| ABSTRACT: | The September 2018 quarter witnessed excellent progress on a number of fronts in the continued growth of Westgold. Overall gold output was steady despite 40% of the Higginsville Gold Operations (HGO) plant capacity being allocated to toll processing. Cash operating costs fell as the projects matured and the impact of contract mining unit improvements began to impact. The Meekatharra Gold Operations (MGO) continued with a steady output of 25,298 ounces in-line with the previous quarter and both cash costs and total costs of production improved markedly, reflecting the improved productivity and unit costs achieved by the contract mining unit. The Cue Gold Operations (CGO) completed its second full quarter of gold output following the commissioning of the Tuckabianna Processing Plant. Gold output increased by 40% in-line with plant throughput increasing to targeted levels. As planned in the ramp-up, open pit mining commenced at Day Dawn which should see further improvement in gold output as open pit ores replace low grade tailings in the blend in the coming quarter. Cash costs were in-line with expectations at this stage of the ramp-up. The Big Bell mine remains on schedule with new development to commence before year-end to re-establish the main sub-level caving operation. The maiden underground exploration program successfully outlined a new ore position to the south of the caving operation enabling ore production to commence at a modest level during the coming quarter. The Fortnum Gold Project (FGP) had steady gold output for the quarter as grade increased. Plant throughput was lower with the hard chert ores impacting the ability of the plant to achieve planned throughput rates. Throughput has had a slightly negative impact on cash and production costs which should be offset by higher grade in the coming quarter. The first virgin ore at the Starlight Underground Mine is now being developed which should increase average head grade at FGP. | |
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