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.