Newcrest Mining Limited - Telfer Investment Underpins Long Term Future Potential
Melbourne, August 11, 2021 - Newcrest Mining Ltd. (ASX: NCM) (TSX: NCM) (PNGX: NCM) is pleased to announce that it will proceed with the West Dome Stage 5 cutback (the "cutback") at its Telfer operation in Western Australia. The cutback underpins the continuity of operations at Telfer, with further mine life extension opportunities to be assessed within the open pit and underground.
Telfer is strategically well positioned in the highly prospective Paterson Province, with its existing infrastructure and processing capacity providing benefits to the nearby Havieron Project (operated by Newcrest under a Joint Venture Agreement with Greatland Gold) and Newcrest's other exploration projects in the region.
The Newcrest Board has approved A$246 million (~US$182 million(1)) of funding for the cutback and Newcrest has entered into a contract for the works to be undertaken. The cutback is located between West Dome Stage 2 and West Dome Stage 4, both of which will continue to be mined in conjunction with Stage 5.
Drilling in the area between the Stage 2 and Stage 5 boundary has also returned positive results to date, providing further opportunities to extend the life of the West Dome. No additional permits, licences or regulatory approvals will be required for the cutback. There is no intention to undertake any further gold price hedging in relation to this cutback investment.
Newcrest Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Sandeep Biswas, said "This cutback is an investment in Telfer's future which will ensure the operation is able to continue for at least the next two years(2). With additional drilling, we believe there is the potential for further mine life extensions in the open pit and the underground beyond this time. With the excellent progress we are making at the nearby Havieron project, our objective is to continue utilising the Telfer plant without interruption as we look to introduce Havieron and other new potential feed sources in the future."
Production stripping for the Stage 5 cutback will commence in September 2021, with first ore production expected to be delivered to the Telfer mill in March 2022(2).
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1 Converted to USD using the spot AUD:USD exchange rate of 0.74
2 Subject to market and operating conditions
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