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Forrestania Resources is expected to commence gold production at its Edna May processing facility in Western Australia in mid-December, with refurbishment and production-readiness work advancing ahead of the planned restart.
The company said mill liner shipments were underway, with delivery to site scheduled for the final week of November.
Completion of the first cell of the tailings storage facility is also progressing towards late November, alongside final maintenance and refurbishment work.
The restart remains subject to the expected timely receipt and installation of final equipment components.
Forrestania executive chairman David Geraghty said the recent milestones had improved the outlook for bringing Edna May back into production.
“The tailings lift and mill liner delivery schedules have both advanced materially, reducing project execution risk and creating a credible pathway to first gold production before the end of 2026,” he said.
The company said its second processing hub at Lake Johnston is also progressing ahead of planned commissioning and production commencement in early 2027.
Hot commissioning of the facility’s gold elution circuit is also underway. Meanwhile, mining contractor equipment is being mobilised to Forrestania’s Tycho and Johnson Range projects, which are among the ore sources intended to support production at Edna May.
“While Lake Johnston continues to make excellent progress, the opportunity to leverage existing infrastructure at Edna May and bring forward gold production has become increasingly compelling,” Geraghty said.
“Forrestania seeks to take advantage of Edna May’s ‘production ready’ status, and in parallel continue to progress Lake Johnston through commissioning and into production in early 2027.”
Forrestania is developing a two-hub processing strategy, with Edna May and Lake Johnston intended to support production growth from multiple deposits and exploration projects within haulage distance of existing infrastructure.
The company said it is seeking to build its Western Australian gold business through exploration, targeted acquisitions and the advancement of projects supplying ore to the two facilities.
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