New Murchison Gold has announced first gold-bearing ore has been crushed, assayed and stockpiled at its Crown Prince gold mine in Western Australia.
The first 10,000-tonne parcel of product is being trucked to Westgold Resources’ Bluebird gold processing facility, 36 kilometres south of Crown Prince. New Murchison has an ore purchase agreement with Big Bell Gold Operations, a Westgold subsidiary.
“Westgold operates four processing hubs across two of Western Australia’s richest goldfields. In providing a processing solution for the Crown Prince ore, we have fast-tracked New Murchison from explorer to producer and can fully leverage our extensive processing infrastructure,” said Westgold Managing Director and CEO Wayne Bramwell.
“This is a capital-efficient template for what can be achieved when a major mining company and a dynamic junior explorer cooperate, not compete.”
New Murchison expects to ramp up to its target of 40,000 tonne of ore per month run rate during September and October.
Source: New Murchison Gold