WA Southern Cross
Gold areas represent exploration licences.
Exploration at Southern Cross is focused on identifying higher grade deposits in proximity to the existing processing plant and infrastructure.
Marvel Loch
The Marvel Loch deposit comprises a number of steeply-plunging cylindrical-shaped quartz-veined lodes, with ore thicknesses from 4 to 30 metres wide. Vertical continuity of deposits is strong. An improved understanding of the orebody has lead to the recognition of new lodes positions, some of which have entered into production and others which remain under assessment. The lodes have potential to be extended at depth.
Southern Cross Regional Exploration
The Southern Cross Greenstone Belt presents a range of exploration targets. The Nevoria-Silver project represents the most advanced near mine project and is currently undergoing pre-feasibility studies. Elsewhere in the belt, the company is seeking to leverage off projects with a significant amount of drilling and a track record of past production. The Frasers, Corinthian and Copperhead mines are yet to be fully evaluated following the St Barbara’s acquisition of the Southern Cross land-holding. These projects do not currently have JORC-compliant datasets, but have been a source of significant past production with Frasers and Copperhead having produced in excess of 1.5Moz from open cut and underground operations. Extensive refractory mineralisation is present at Transvaal, which is undergoing further metallurgical testwork to assess its viability.
These projects and other targets will be evaluated for the potential to supplement existing production from Marvel Loch as satellite operations, or as future sources of long-term production.
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