Macmahon Underground Pty Ltd has been named preferred mining contractor by the Central Tanami Project Joint Venture between Tanami Gold NL and MGX Resources Limited for the Groundrush exploration decline in the Tanami region. The scope centres on developing an underground exploration decline to access the Groundrush orebody, signalling a shift from surface exploration to underground resource definition drilling. Contractors and suppliers should anticipate demand for decline development services, ground support, ventilation, and underground power reticulation suited to remote, arid conditions in central Australia.

Rox Resources has reported new high-grade gold intercepts outside the current definitive feasibility study mine plan at the Youanmi gold project in Western Australia, signalling potential to extend the planned underground and open-pit mining inventory. The discovery sits beyond the existing resource envelope defined in the DFS, which already targets redevelopment of historic workings and existing processing infrastructure on site. For geotechnical and mine planners, the step-out mineralisation may require updated pit shells, revised stope designs and additional drilling to constrain geometry, continuity and ground conditions.

Ora Banda Mining has reported a new round of high-grade drill results from the Waihi project’s Golden Pole prospect in Western Australia, confirming potential for a fast-tracked open-pit development. Intercepts from reverse circulation and diamond drilling show narrow but high-grade gold zones close to surface, supporting rapid conversion to JORC-compliant resources and early ore feed to the nearby Davyhurst processing plant. For geotechs and mine planners, the shallow mineralisation and existing plant capacity point to short lead times for pit design, geotechnical modelling and permitting.