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 long-lead items

• Client 15%, 30%, and 70% Design Reviews to lock down design with the end-user at an early stage

• Consideration of surrounding installation tie-ins

• Underground and aboveground piping

• Multiple work fronts opened simultaneously in strict accordance with the safest methodologies

• Off-site pre-assembly at the Vendor’s workshop optimized

• HAZOP performed and actions implemented

The original processing plant was commissioned in 2005 and processed gold ore to produce doré bullion. Approximately 620,000 oz of gold production was recorded in 2019. With continued exploration success and higher forecast gold production, Fosterville Gold Mine upgraded its processing facilities to cater for the increased throughput. The upgrades included a 500 kg/h Carbon Regeneration circuit, two 3.25 t Pressure Zadra Stripping circuits, and a new air-conditioned double-storey Gold Room capable of smelting both gravity-recoverable and EWC sludge gold using two A300 Induction Furnaces.