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The Perth Mint The Perth Mint
The Perth Mint The Perth Mint
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With operations fully guaranteed by the Government of Western With operations fully guaranteed by the Government of Western
Australia, The Perth Mint has earned a reputation as the lowest risk Australia, The Perth Mint has earned a reputation as the lowest risk
With operations fully guaranteed by the Government of Western With operations fully guaranteed by the Government of Western
refinery in Australasia. That’s why we’re trusted with processing more refinery in Australasia. That’s why we’re trusted with processing more
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infrastructure can be used to continue infill drilling on
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mineralisation adjacent to the high-grade core.
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By the time December 2021 rolls around, the company would
have committed $35 million to drilling, largely focused on
increasing indicated resources (currently 1.04 moz @ 11.4
g/t) with infill drilling to 40m by 40m spacing and grade control
drilling to de-risk the early-stage mine schedule. Two rigs will
be in operation as the company looks to complete a total of
30,000m surface drilling and 30,000m underground drilling.
Bellevue keeps A further 42,000m of surface and about 20,000m of underground
drilling will target extensions
to the global resource, with
the exploration Bellevue afforded West
Government
Australian
exploration incentive scheme
funding to drill 5,000m on
pace deeper targets. The company
also plans a further 10,000m
drilling to follow-up on the
recent Government Well
discovery targets.
Bellevue’s healthy exploration
by Mark Andrews budget and its pipeline of
prospective targets has the
company in a good position to
old developer status beckons for Bellevue Gold Ltd, continue its legacy in the WA
Ghowever, 2020 once again proved the company remains a gold exploration space, which Bellevue Gold Ltd’s inaugural
formidable exploration outfit. is receiving no shortage of sustainability report highlighted
Since the back end of 2017, the company has on average attention. the company’s above average
performance regarding gender
discovered 70,000oz gold per month which has culminated in a Despite the recent wave diversity in its workplace.
resource of 2.4 moz @ 10 g/t at the Bellevue gold project. of exploration victories
It has taken something special – Hemi – to knock Bellevue from celebrated in the sector, Bellevue’s workforce includes 38%
it remains a tough game, female participation, well above the
its perch as GMJ’s Explorer of the Year; the award managing mining industry average of 17%.
director Steve Parsons and Co. have owned for the past two however, Parsons is confident
of revelling in the sweet spot it
years. Among the women in the Bellevue
has found.
“It was great to be nominated again and I am sure we will see the make-up is non-executive director
“Without a doubt it is getting Fiona Robertson (above), who was
same growth in the next 12 months. We expect to be nominated recently named as one of Women in
for Explorer of the Year again in 2021,” Parsons told GMJ. harder and harder to find good Mining UK’s 100 Global Inspirational
deposits with exploration;
As of September 30, Bellevue had $149 million in the bank and Women in Mining 2020.
some of the finds might grow
was knee-deep in completing a BFS on its namesake project,
and others stop and stagnate “We are over the moon to have Fiona
400km north-west of Kalgoorlie.
at a certain size,” Parsons join the team at Bellevue Gold this
The Bellevue BFS is scheduled to be delivered in Q1 2021, with
said. year. The skills she brings as an
construction to follow in mid-2021. independent non-executive director
“But, when you find Archaean
Dewatering activities are continuing at the mine which historically gold lode systems like we are just what we need and her
produced 800,000oz gold @ 15 g/t, while work to re-establish experience and wealth of knowledge
have at Bellevue, which has in the mineral industry over the past
decline access to the high-grade 463,000oz @ 15.2 g/t Viago grown from 1 moz to 2 moz; few decades is second to none. It
and Deacon gold lodes is on track for completion in June.
I’m sure it will grow to 3, 4, 5 really is fantastic to see her name
In addition to the $40 million of capital being spent on moz gold over time like most in the top 100 women in mining for
underground development, cheaper (about 25% on a unit Archaean systems do.” 2020,” Bellevue managing director
cost basis), faster diamond drilling from underground was in Steve Parsons told GMJ.
progress during Q4.
Being a brownfields site, 28km of existing underground

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