Bullabulling eyes satelite deposit in WA
PERTH (miningweekly.com) – A preliminary mining study on the Gibraltar gold project, owned by junior Bullabulling Gold, has confirmed the potential to develop the project as a satellite mine.
The preliminary mining study on the Gibraltar project was completed to determine whether the deposit could be developed to provide supplementary mill feed for the proposed Bullabulling gold project, in Western Australia.
The study estimated that the Gibraltar deposit could deliver some 1.94-million tonnes of ore, grading 1.15 g/t gold for some 71 700 oz of contained gold.
Gold production at the Bullabulling operation was expected to average 175 000 oz/y over an initial 13-year mine life.
Bullabulling told shareholders on Friday that while the grade was somewhat higher than the forecast average mine grade at the Bullabulling project, the strip ratio was also higher.
The company noted that given the relatively small contribution from Gibraltar, the near-term priority would continue to be placed on the progression of the Bullabulling definitive feasibility study (DFS), including ongoing optimisation of the development plan.
Areas currently being addressed in the DFS include mining equipment selection, the development of staged pit designs, preparation for an in-fill drilling programme to support the ore reserve estimation and the evaluation of potential improvements in the plant flow-sheet aimed at reducing reagent consumption and lifting gold recovery.
The DFS was scheduled for completion at the end of 2014.
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