Fosterville Gold Mine FGM – Gold Room Upgrade

Mincore assisted FGM by delivering fast tracked design, procurement and construction services, including:

• Front end and detailed engineering of the long lead items.
• Client 15%, 30% and 70% Design Reviews to lock down design with end-user at an early stage
• Consideration to surrounding installations tie-ins.
• Underground & aboveground piping.
• Multiple work-fronts opened at the same time in strict accordance with safest methodologies
• Off-site pre-assembly at Vendor’s workshop optimised
• Hazop performed and actions

Highlights: The original processing plant was commissioned in 2005 and is processing gold ore to produce dore bullions. Approximately 620,000 oz of gold production was recorded in 2019. With continued exploration success and a higher forecast of gold production expected to be treated, Fosterville Gold Mine have upgraded its processing facilities to cater for the increased throughput. Upgrades included a 500kg/h Carbon Regeneration circuit, 2 off 3.25T Pressure Zadra Stripping circuits and a new air-conditioned double storey Gold Room capable of smelting both gravity recoverable and EWC sludge gold using 2 off A300 Induction Furnaces.