VOLUME 17 - ISSUE 23
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7 - 21 DECEMBER 2022
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Pictured: Rockhampton Regional Council Mayor, Tony Williams, Treasurer and Minister for Trade and Investment, Cameron Dick, Heritage Minerals CEO Malcolm Paterson, Mine Manager Shane Charlton, Resources Minister Scott Stewart, Assistant to the Resources, Britney Lauga and Rockhampton Regional Council Division 5 Councillor, Cherie Rutherford.
GOLDEN DAY FOR MOUNT MORGAN Wednesday, 23 November was a Golden Day for Mount Morgan. The news that the Queensland Government were going to back Heritage Minerals’ quest to wrest more gold from the tailings in the Open Cut and waste dumps, breathing life back into the former gold mine, was good news for the company that has spent the better part of four years assessing the potential and lodging the necessary paperwork with the various governing bodies. The funding commitment announced by Treasurer and Minister for Trade and Investment Mr Cameron Dick on Tuesday, 23 November has brought the mine closer to reopening, with a tentative start date scheduled for early 2023. The mine ceased hard-rock mining in 1981 and finally closed in 1990 after a nine-year tailings retreatment program and since its closure, five companies - Perilya Mines NL, Moonraker, Norton Gold Fields, Carbine Resources and Heritage Minerals - have all been optimistic about the mine’s potential for a “phoenix-like” rebirth. Heritage Minerals plans to develop a tailings retreatment plant which will be used to process the existing 10 million tonnes of gold ore tailings. Continued on Page 2