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Mt Freda ore on the road

FIRST material from the Comstock and Shamrock pits has been trucked from the Mount Freda run-of-mine pad to the Great Australian Mill for crushing and processing, with trucks completing the 54km journey through northwest Queensland in about 80 minutes.

 The initial two triple road trains being loaded with material from the Comstock pit for delivery to the GAM plant for processing and first gold production.

The initial two triple road trains being loaded with material from the Comstock pit for delivery to the GAM plant for processing and first gold production.

Tombola Gold has put Mt Freda's haulage contractor to work seven days per week for initial delivery of 90,000 tonnes to the GAM for feedstock while the plant undergoes recommissioning. The plant will...

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