UNDERGROUND

Fender plays off Big Bell

WESTGOLD Resources has started mining the Fender underground mine in Cue, Western Australia, using the nearby Big Bell mine’s surface infrastructure and equipment to reduce its unit costs of operation.

 Fender underground –portal to the left.

Fender underground –portal to the left.

Part of Westgold's Cue gold operation in the Murchison, Fender sits on the Big Bell trend and was previously mined in the 1990s. The historical Big Bell mine is joined by other old mines including Cuddingwarra,...

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