Larvotto Resources said that its retained partner, PYBAR Mining Services, has kicked off underground development at the Hillgrove antimony-gold project in New South Wales.
Following the execution of a binding underground development contract, the developer said PYBAR has mobilised equipment and personnel to the site and commenced works. The program forms part of an approximately 20-kilometer underground development scope planned over an initial four-year term.
The program is in addition to the already substantial underground mine development already in place, which includes ore already developed and awaiting stoping.
PYBAR’s services include a full-service underground development solution with equipment, workforce and statutory supervision under its established Safety and Health Management System. The development program is a key enabler for reopening underground mining operations and delivering ore to the processing plant.
“Having PYBAR on-site and with underground development activities now underway is one of the final requirements to bring the Hillgrove project back into production. We are delighted with the process and how PYBAR has integrated into the site team, with now over 70 Larvotto employees on-site and 80 third-party, as we are now firmly in execution mode,” said Larvotto Resources Managing Director Ron Heeks.
“It has been an incredibly busy 2025, having achieved many financial, technical and project milestones and now turning our full focus on exploration and site development, to increase our resources and bring the project back into production next year.”
Source: Larvotto Resources