Auric eyes $4.5M windfall from final Jeffreys Find WA mining campaign
The ore is now being processed at Focus Minerals' Three Mile Hill mill in Coolgardie, tying a bow on Auric's 30,000-ounce total gold target from Jeffreys Find. The final push is projected to generate up to $9 million in surplus cash. Auric's 50:50 share is expected to be between $4 million and $4.5 million.
Under the joint venture, Kalgoorlie-based BML will again carry the mining, haulage and milling costs for Jeffreys Find. Auric says it has already invoiced BML for a $3.6 million interim distribution to be paid in July and August, with final accounting slated for the next quarter.
Auric has closely studied BML's toll treating strategy, as it looks to replicate the joint venture's success and mining practices at its latest and largest flagship Munda gold project, just up the road from Jeffreys Find.
'Auric will bank more than $17 million in total from its profit share of the mining at Jeffreys Find.'
Auric Mining managing director Mark English
Auric Mining managing director Mark English said: 'This has been a game-changer for us as we transition to becoming a gold producer in our own right. These additional funds will principally be used to support the operations already underway at Munda.'
The Jeffreys Find project has been a financial springboard for Auric. With its $17 million war chest from its share of gold sales, the company will now deploy its fully funded mining operation at the 125,000-tonne starter pit, which is already underway at Munda. The initial pit is targeting a minimum 6100 ounces at 1.8 grams per tonne (g/t) gold from a broader resource at Munda of 3.65 million tonnes grading 1.23g/t gold for 145,000 ounces.
The 145,000-ounce Munda deposit is one of the largest undeveloped gold resources in the Kalgoorlie region, which is a key factor in Auric securing a lucrative toll treatment agreement with mid-cap gold producer Black Cat Syndicate for the Munda starter pit ore.
Black Cat has opened its gates to Auric and will process ore at its currently under-capacity Lakewood mill in Kalgoorlie. Spare capacity is an absolute rarity in the region. The soaring gold price means toll treating options have become notoriously hard to find and the region's mills are reportedly backed up well into 2027.
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