Overview
| Stage | Production |
| Mine Type | Underground |
| Commodities |
|
Operations were placed on care and maintenance in May 2016.
The Mt Garnet underground mine recommenced mining on 5th July 2017 with first ore delivered to the Run-of-Mine (ROM) on 6 July 2017. The Mt Garnet Mill commenced concentrate production on 24 July 2017. |
Source:
p. 4, 5
Summary:
The ironstone skarns prevalent in the Mt Garnet area.
Summary:
Mining of the remaining remnant ore in the upper levels of the Mount Garnet underground mine continued during the quarter 2018.
Construction of the Mt Garnet Deeps development drive to access the Mt Garnet Deeps ore body continued throughout the quarter and will continue in the September 2018 quarter. Development ore from this project will supplement production from DRS during the September 2018 quarter.
Summary:
Ore is processed at Mt Garnet processing plant.
Production:
| Commodity | Units | 2016 | 2015 |
|
Zinc
|
wmt
| ......  * | 50,523 * |
|
Lead
|
wmt
| ...... * | ...... * |
|
Copper
|
wmt
| ...... * | ...... * |
Operational Metrics:
| Metrics | 2016 | 2015 |
|
Ore tonnes mined
| 357,489 t | 103,950 t |
Reserves at June 30, 2016:
| Category | Tonnage | Commodity | Grade |
|
Inferred
|
537,000 t
|
Zinc
|
5.2 %
|
|
Inferred
|
537,000 t
|
Copper
|
0.4 %
|
|
Inferred
|
537,000 t
|
Silver
|
14 g/t
|
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