Commits to Plant and Camp Refurbishment
Perth, Mar 16, 2016 AEST (ABN Newswire) - Blackham Resources Limited (
ASX:BLK) is pleased to announce that the Board has approved the signing of the key refurbishment contracts for the Matilda Gold Project.
The Wiluna Gold Plant refurbishment will be undertaken by Interquip/Mintrex ("Interquip"), as the Structural, Mechanical and Piping (SMP) Contractor and Practon Engineering ("Practon") as the Electrical & Instrumentation ("E & I") Contractor. All critical path long lead items for refurbishment have been ordered and engineering work has commenced.
Interquip has recently completed the refurbishment of the Thunderbox Gold Plant ahead of schedule and under budget. The same core team of management and staff have begun mobilising to the Matilda Gold Project. Interquip will work under the close supervision of the Blackham development and operations team.
The management of Practon have had a long association with the Wiluna Gold Plant and have been working on the E&I over the last 4 months with a view to ensuring the SMP contract runs efficiently and timely.
The Company is also committing to the refurbishment of the Matilda camp via a village refurbishment and village management contract with Catercare. Catercare are an industry leading catering, accommodation and facility management service provider to a range of clients across Australia.
The commitment to these key contracts at the Matilda Gold Project is another important step towards production in the September 2016 quarter.
Blackham's Managing Director, Bryan Dixon commented:
"The awarding of the SMP, E&I and Camp contracts is another key milestone in the development of the Matilda Gold Project. The Board is impressed by the quality of the contractors undertaking these roles and commitment to complete the work inside Blackhams timeline. The $20.3M Placement announced on Monday allowed for these contracts to be awarded and the work to proceed."
About Wiluna Mining Corporation Ltd
Wiluna Mining Corporation (ASX:WMC) (OTCMKTS:WMXCF) is a Perth based, ASX listed gold mining company that controls over 1,600 square kilometres of the Yilgarn Craton in the Northern Goldfields of WA. The Yilgarn Craton has a historic and current gold endowment of over 380 million ounces, making it one of most prolific gold regions in the world. The Company owns 100% of the Wiluna Gold Operation which has a defined resource of 8.04M oz at 1.67 g/t au. In May 2019, a new highly skilled management team took control of the Company with a clear plan to leverage the Wiluna Gold Operation's multi-million-ounce potential.
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