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Vivien Mine

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Overview

Mine TypeUnderground
StatusCare and Maintenance
Commodities
  • Gold
Mining Method
  • Sub-level open stoping (SLOS)
  • Longhole stoping
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SnapshotMining at Vivien was ceased with the last ore load coming to surface on 11 January 2023.

In early February 2023 all items of plant, equipment and infrastructure were demobilised, and the site was placed on care and maintenance.

Owners

SourceSource
CompanyInterestOwnership
Labyrinth Resources Ltd. 100 % Indirect
Vivien owned and operated by Ramelius Resources Limited untill April 2024, then the Vendors of Distilled Analytics Pty Ltd. (amongst others include Alex Hewlett and Kelvin Flynn) acquired Vivien.

In July 2024, Labyrinth entered into a binding share sale agreement to acquire 100% of Distilled Analytics Pty Ltd. which owns the Vivien Gold Project.

The acquisition of Distilled was completed in September 2024.

Deposit type

  • Orogenic
  • Vein / narrow vein

Summary:

Vivien is a typical orogenic structurally controlled Archaean gold lode system.

Mineralisation occurs within a high-grade quartz vein, hosted by a dolerite-gabbro unit. The veins trend 028° magnetic and dips steeply (70°) to the SE. The quartz vein/lode averages 2.7m width and has significant strike and dip continuity (˜500m). The high-grade zones are generally wider and sulphide rich, with pyrrhotite and arsenopyrite being the dominant sulphide species. Mineralisation is related to a secondary phase of quartz veining with associated sulphide mineralisation.

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Comminution

Crushers and Mills

Milling equipment has not been reported.

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Production

Mining has now concluded at Vivien with the last ore coming to surface on 11 January 2023. By the end of January 2023 all stockpiled ore had been hauled to, and milled at, Mt Magnet.
CommodityUnits2023202220212020201920182017
Gold oz  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe42,76152,40646,144
All production numbers are expressed as metal in doré.

Operational metrics

Metrics2023202220212020201920182017
Tonnes milled  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe256 kt253 kt207,574 t
Ore tonnes mined  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe228 kt

Production Costs

CommodityUnits20182017
All-in sustaining costs (AISC) Gold AUD 1,000 / oz   990 / oz  

Financials

Units2019
Capital expenditures M AUD 1.2  

Heavy Mobile Equipment

Fleet data has not been reported.

Personnel

Mine Management

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