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Westgold Recommences Mining at Great Fingall
Westgold Resources Limited (ASX: WGX) (TSX: WGX) (Westgold or the Company) confirms it has successfully fired the first high-grade stope at its iconic Great ...
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[{"type":"text","content":"PERTH, Western Australia, Dec. 11, 2025 /CNW/ - Westgold Resources Limited (ASX: WGX) (TSX: WGX) (Westgold or the Company) confirms it has successfully fired the first high-grade stope at its iconic Great Fingall Mine – now accessing virgin areas of the famous gold reef last mined more than a century ago.","length":306,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"Located near the town of Cue in Western Australia, the Great Fingall mine produced an astonishing 1.2Moz of gold between 1891 and 1918 − from just 1.9Mt of ore, notably without the benefit of modern mining technology.","length":217,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"At steady state production from 2027, Great Fingall will deliver ~0.5Mtpa of high-grade ore to Westgold's Cue processing hub, supplementing ore feed from its nearby +1Mtpa Big Bell mine.","length":190,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"Highlights","length":10,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"list","items":[{"val":[{"type":"text","content":"Reef mining has recommenced at the historically significant Great Fingall Mine near Cue. ","length":88,"tagName":"p"}]},{"val":[{"type":"text","content":"First stope firing delivered grades averaging between 3-4 g/t Au.","length":65,"tagName":"p"}]},{"val":[{"type":"text","content":"Great Fingall high-grade ore to boost production at Cue processing hub - complementing Big Bell's volume contribution.","length":122,"tagName":"p"}]},{"val":[{"type":"text","content":"Ramp-up underway toward steady-state production of ≈ 40ktpm from Great Fingall and Golden Crown by late FY27.","length":109,"tagName":"p"}]},{"val":[{"type":"text","content":"Underground drilling continues - targeting mine life extensions and new targets beyond the current six-year plan.","length":113,"tagName":"p"}]}],"tagName":"ul","bulletedList":true,"length":497,"olType":false},{"type":"text","content":"Westgold Managing Director and CEO Wayne Bramwell commented:","length":60,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":""The recommencement of stoping at Great Fingall is a proud achievement for all at Westgold and the Western Australian underground mining community.","length":152,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"This historic mine, which produced over 1.2 million ounces of gold at outstanding grades in the early 1900s, has now been revitalised as a modern, high-grade operation through our strate...