Overview
| Stage | Production |
| Mine Type | Open Pit & Underground |
| Commodities |
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| Mining Method |
- Truck & Shovel / Loader
- Longhole open stoping
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| Production Start | ...  |
| Mine Life | 7 years (as of Jan 1, 2020) |
Pantoro Limited (Pantoro) is pleased to advise of the first gold pour at the Norseman Gold Project (PNR 50%). Doré from the gravity circuit of approximately eight kilograms was poured on 13 October 2022. Production from the leaching circuit is also underway. |
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In May 2019 Tulla Resources Plc and its wholly owned subsidaries, Central Norseman Gold Corporation Pty Ltd (CNGC Pty Ltd) and Pangolin Resources Pty Ltd entered into a Farm-In and Joint Venture Agreement with Pantoro Limited and its wholly owned subsidiary, Pantoro South Pty Ltd (collectively Pantoro) (FJVA) whereby Pantoro acquired a 50% interest in the Norseman Gold Project.
Pantoro has management control of the site, and mineral and mining tenements.
The tenement where the MRE has been completed is 50% held by Pantoro subsidiary company Pantoro South Pty Ltd in an unincorporated JV with CNGC Pty Ltd.
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Summary:
The project area lies at the southern extent of the Norseman - Wiluna Greenstone Belt of the Eastern Goldfields Province of the Yilgarn Block, Western Australia. The regional geology of the Norseman area has been subdivided into four formations being the Penneshaw Formation, Noganyer Formation, Woolyeenyer Formation and the Mt Kirk Formation.
The oldest unit is the Penneshaw Formation which has been dated at 2938±10 Ma (U-Pb zircon, (Hill et al., 1992). The western part of this unit is dominated by amphibolite with minor sediment and felsic rocks, whereas the eastern part comprises intercalated amphibolite and highly deformed felsic rocks.
The overlying Noganyer Formation consists of sediment iron formation (jaspilite), siltstone and sandstone, and minor carbonaceous shale.
Overlying the Noganyer Formation with a conformable or gently unconformable contact is the Woolyeenyer Formation. The Woolyeenyer Formation is dominated by mafic volcanic rocks with minor conformable ultramafic units and sediment bands. These rocks are intruded by mafic dykes with a dominant northeast to northwest trend that are interpreted to be syn-volcanic. The Woolyeenyer Formation is regarded as unconformably overlain by sedimentary and felsicvolcanic to volcaniclastic rocks of the Mt Kirk Formation that have been intruded by thick, differentiated mafic sills. The contact between these units is marked by the regionally extensive Abbottshall Chert comprising sili ........
Mining Methods
- Truck & Shovel / Loader
- Longhole open stoping
Summary:
Life of Mine Plan
The Phase One DFS Life of Mine (LOM) mines and processes 5.9 Mt of ore of which 4.8 Mt is Ore Reserve and 1.1 Mt is Inferred Mineral Resources. 25% of the total Ore Reserve remains unmined and available for future production at the end of the Phase One DFS LOM.The Inferred Mineral Resources have had modifying factors applied in the same manner as the Ore Reserve. There is a low level of geological confidence associated with Inferred Mineral Resources and there is no certainty that further exploration work will result in the determination of Indicated Mineral Resources or that the production target itself will be realised.
Mining Schedule
Pantoro has utilised a very conservative approach to mine scheduling for the purposes of the DFS. All ore mined is assumed to be stockpiled and processed equally with no discrimination between high grade and low grade ore. In practice, higher grade ore will be transported to the ROM with low grade ore stockpiled at the mine until required for processing.As additional ore sources are added in subsequent stages of Mineral Resource and Ore Reserve definition, new high grade ore sources will replace low grade stocks assumed to be mined.
Mine Design
The large open pits to be excavated at Scotia, Gladstone, and Cobbler have been designed in stages to maximise open pit ore feed throughout the project life. Other open pits have been designed to be excavated in a single stage.
Mine des ........
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Flow Sheet:
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Production:
| Commodity | Units | Avg. Annual (Projected) | LOM (Projected) |
|
Gold
|
oz
| 108,000 | 579,459 |
All production numbers are expressed as metal in doré.
Reserves at October 12, 2022:
| Category | Tonnage | Commodity | Grade | Contained Metal |
|
Proven
|
4,165 kt
|
Gold
|
0.8 g/t
|
100 koz
|
|
Probable
|
10,404 kt
|
Gold
|
2.6 g/t
|
872 koz
|
|
Proven & Probable
|
14,569 kt
|
Gold
|
2.1 g/t
|
973 koz
|
|
Measured
|
4,572 kt
|
Gold
|
1.6 g/t
|
234 koz
|
|
Indicated
|
22,529 kt
|
Gold
|
3.1 g/t
|
2,259 koz
|
|
Inferred
|
19,325 kt
|
Gold
|
3.7 g/t
|
2,290 koz
|
|
Total Resource
|
46,414 kt
|
Gold
|
3.2 g/t
|
4,787 koz
|
Heavy Mobile Equipment as of August 26, 2022:
| HME Type | Model | Size | Leased or
Contractor |
|
Load-Haul-Dump (LHD)
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7 t
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Corporate Filings & Presentations:
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Annual Report
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2022
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Other
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2022
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Press Release
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2022
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2021
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2020
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2020
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