Rox Resources pushes Youanmi gold growth to push production restart
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Rox Resources is continuing to advance development of its 100 per cent-owned Youanmi gold mine in Western Australia, with mining activity expanding across multiple fronts and key infrastructure milestones reached as the project moves closer to production.
The company said stripping has commenced at the historic Youanmi Decline, marking an important step toward restarting access to the main underground ore system. Mining at the Main Pit is also underway, while earthworks to access the Pollard Decline are progressing.
This work is set to see a third future mining front come online in the coming months.
The Youanmi Decline, originally developed in the 1990s, will be re-established and stripped to suit modern mining equipment. Rox said this approach will allow faster and lower-cost access compared with developing a new decline.
At Pollard, preparation works are continuing, with firing expected to begin soon once face support is completed. The decline is expected to provide access to a high-grade future ore source and support additional drilling aimed at extending mine life.
“As we enter the last month of this financial year, Rox has achieved yet another significant milestone at our Youanmi gold mine, with the United North workings now mining strike drives on ore and starting our high-grade stockpile build,” Rox Resources managing director Phill Wilding said in a statement.
Mining at United North continues to ramp up, with the operation exceeding definitive feasibility study (DFS) expectations.
On the processing side, Rox confirmed that bulk earthworks for the processing plant are nearing completion. The company has executed an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract with Interquip, which is now mobilising on site.
“This is an important step in our pathway to production, with pricing for the plant and associated works locked in with fixed cost pricing, in line with our DFS. All remaining major supply contracts are entering final stages of approvals, with pricing remaining consistent with the DFS,” Wilding said.
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