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Bellevue Gold ltd (ASX:BGl)
Share price: $1.22
Market cap: $1.04 billion
Address: Suite 3, Ground Floor, 24 outram St West Perth, WA, 6005
Phone: +61 (8) 6424 8077
email: admin@bellevuegold.com.au
linkedIn: @bellevuegold
Facebook: @bellevuegold
twitter: @bellevuegold

Key people: Steve Parsons (managing director), Michael Naylor (executive
director/company secretary), Sam Brooks (chief geologist), Kevin tomlinson
(independent non-executive chairman), Craig Jones (chief operating officer), Bellevue’s 38% female participation across the full
Fiona Robertson (non-executive director), Shannon Coates (non-executive
director), luke Gleeson (head of corporate development), daina del Borrello spectrum is well above industry average and as the
(general manager people and company culture) company continues to grow the aim is to have 50%
female representation within the business

Bellevue will spend $35 million exploring near mine
and greenfields targets in the next 15 months

from the company they work for and understanding what investors globally are looking for
as well; ESG governance is at the forefront of that,” Parsons said.
“We have managed to move our company into a direction where we are at the forefront of
doing the right things and that creates a great atmosphere where people want to come and
work and also perhaps a reason why investment funds should be investing in Bellevue.”
Creating a culture where staff are motivated can only help breed success and if discoveries
are a good measuring stick of success, Bellevue has that covered.
“We have a mission to see women participation in our company move above 40% in the next “Exploration is front of mine for investors at the moment; the rerating you can have on
year and then 50% in the years following.” a discovery is huge and the market is rewarding discoveries and exploration and there is
The focus will be on recruiting and retaining ably qualified women and men right across the certainly money out there for that,” Parsons said.
spectrum of board and senior management levels, as Bellevue continues to grow in-line with Current mine scheduling at Bellevue is around the high-grade underground Viago, Deacon
investor’s expectations. and Armand lode discoveries – 563,000oz @ 15.2 g/t gold (indicated) – while the pipeline
At the time of print, 50% of Bellevue’s share register included a large contingent of North of near mine and greenfields targets the company has identified is bursting.
American and other overseas investors. A budget of $35 million will be spent on exploration at Bellevue to December 2021, while
“The big superannuation and sovereign wealth funds running big global money are making $40 million of development capital will be sunk underground to allow for first access to the
sure their money is going into companies that are doing the ‘right thing’ and that those high-grade core of 15.2 g/t gold at Viago and Deacon Lodes.
companies have policies in place that ensure women are well represented and actions on “The speed in which things have moved for Bellevue to go from being a discovery to now
climate change are triggered,” Parsons said. having a bankable feasibility study ready in the next couple of months after raising $135
Carbon emissions reduction and the well-being of the environment are factors of paramount million means we are in a really strong position,” Parsons said.
importance in general society and Parsons is finding a genuine care for such issues among “The geology has been incredible and the more we have drilled into the deposit, the better
his young workforce. we have understood it just like any other deposit in the world. It is amazing to think the
“It is quite amazing that the average age of our staff is only 38 years; it is a young team. We discovery at Bellevue was made not long ago and today we are sitting here ready for the
are going to be moving into development and be one of the next gold mining companies in BFS and a strong cash position knowing that we can also move the project forward into
WA. It is therefore critically important to understand what the younger generation is wanting development very, very quickly.”