Meeka Metals secures final approval to develop its Murchison Gold Project
Meeka Metals has announced that it has secured mining approval for its Murchison Gold Project in Western Australia. This final approval will enable the company to begin mining activities in early 2025.
With all approvals for the Murchison Gold Project now in place, Meeka Metals can now focus on building a 20-kilometre haul road between the processing plant and open pit mining area.
“It is a major milestone to receive final approval and we can now move forward with full development of our high-grade Murchison Gold Project. Work to get the camp installed and commissioned is well underway and the haul road between the processing plant and open pits is also under construction, with open pit mining planned to commence early in 2025,” Meeka Metals Managing Director Tim Davidson said.
Aerial view of the accommodation village site (source: Meeka Metals)
Establishment of the accommodation village and office infrastructure is also continuing, with transportation and installation of camp and infrastructure package from DeGrussa to the Murchison Gold Project site now ongoing.
The accommodation village and office infrastructure are expected to be commissioned in December 2024.
A 750-kilowatt ball mill equipment package is also being relocated to the project site, with upgrades and refurbishment works to begin on the processing plant.
Later this year, Meeka Metals will commence drilling of depth extensions below the Turnberry open pits to expand the underground production plan at Murchison Gold Project as well as grade control drilling of the shallow, high-grade oxide starter pits at Turnberry and St Anne’s to help the mine accelerate production and improve its productivity.
The Murchison Gold Project is located within Western Australia’s Murchison Gold Fields, covering the northern extent of the high prospective Mount Magnet and Youanmi Shear Zones.
Source: Meeka Metals (1, 2); Australian Mining; Yahoo! Finance; Mining Technology
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