Goldfields - Athona Deposit
- Located two kilometres from the Box Mine.
- Explored from 1935 - 1938.
- Two shafts to 85 metres & 34 metres depth.
- The gold mineralized zone hosted in the granites has undergone brittle deformation resulting in quartz stockwork and veining.
- The zone trends in a northerly direction dipping 35 degrees northwest.
- The Pre-Feasibility study was completed on the Athona Deposit in September 2009.
Planned Production
- To commence from the end of the Box Mine life.
- Based on a 5000 tonne per day operation, the Goldfields Project mine life extended from 8.4 years to 14.3 years.
- Open pit mineable, 2.5:1 strip ratio.
- Will uitilize the same central processing facility as Box.
- 89% recovery using gravity, floatation, and CIL.