16 Westgold Resources Limited Annual Report 2024 REVIEW OF OPERATIONS (CONTINUED) OUR OPERATIONS BRYAH Westgold’s Bryah operations encompass the historic mining centres of Fortnum, Horseshoe and Peak Hill which collectively have delivered approximately 2Moz reported gold production. Mining output is currently dominated by the Starlight underground mine with supplementary, free on surface low grade stockpiles providing a blended feedstock to the 0.9Mtpa Fortnum carbon-in-leach (CIL) processing plant. The Fortnum processing hub hosts a 200-person village, airstrip and associated mining infrastructure required to support mining operations. Located approximately 150km northwest of Meekatharra, the Bryah operations represent the northernmost group of Westgold assets, and in FY24 produced 58,752oz of gold at an AISC of $1,883. In the year under review, the Starlight mine plan was effectively reset, with an intensive resource development drilling program informing a 3-4 year mine plan. Three underground diamond drill rigs were deployed, focussed on resource definition in the Nightfall zone both at depth and crucially along strike where the mineralisation remains open and significant grades and widths of mineralisation were encountered. Additional lodes such as Waterbore and the extensions of Starlight have also delivered encouraging results. With progressive development confirming the continuation of the high-grade lodes, an additional development crew was mobilised in February 2024, to accelerate access to this expanding area of higher-grade production to both increase grade and increase the number of mining areas in FY25.
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