Riversgold Advances Permitting for Kalgoorlie Gold Project in Western Australia
Riversgold has reported positive technical results from key environmental and engineering studies supporting mining permit applications for its Northern Zone Gold Project near Kalgoorlie, Western Australia. The findings support the preparation of the project's Mine Development and Closure Plan (MDCP) and Native Vegetation Clearing Permit (NVCP), with both applications progressing towards submission. Technical Studies Support Mine Development Riversgold has received completed technical reports covering geotechnical, hydrology, hydrogeology, soil and waste characterisation for the proposed Northern Zone open pit operation, located 25 kilometres east of Kalgoorlie. The studies form part of the work being undertaken by ResourcesWA to prepare the project's Mine Development and Closure Plan and Native Vegetation Clearing Permit applications. According to the company, the reports identified no material issues that would affect the proposed mining operation. Geotechnical Assessment Confirms Pit Stability Geotechnical investigations concluded that the proposed waste dump and open pit designs meet the required stability criteria. The waste dump design demonstrated high factors of safety and a very low probability of failure, while pit slope assessments confirmed factors of safety greater than 1.33 at both bench and overall inter-ramp scales. Riversgold said the proposed pit configuration is considered geotechnically stable under current site conditions. Groundwater Study Indicates Low Operational Risk Hydrology and hydrogeology studies found the average groundwater table to be approximately 37 metres below the surface, with low permeability across the project area. The company said groundwater inflows are unlikely to present a material operational or geotechnical risk to the proposed mine. Flood modelling is continuing, with preliminary work indicating that…
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