Westfill has been awarded a two-year underground mining contract with Vault Minerals, previously Silverlake Resources, for its Rothsay gold mine 300km northeast of Perth.
Silverlake became Vault in September after it merged with Red 5 Resources in June.
The merged companies now sit just behind Regis Resources in gold production per annum, firmly establishing it as a mid-tier company.
The Rothsay operation is a satellite ore source to Vault’s Deflector gold-copper operations, with mined ore road hauled to the Deflector mill.
In the 2023–24 financial year the Rothsay underground mine produced around 221,000 tonnes of ore at an average grade of 4.8 grams per tonne of gold.
Vault commenced mining at Rothsay late 2020, with the first Rothsay ore treated at Deflector in June 2021 following the completion of the Deflector mill upgrade.
The new contract with Westfill encompasses both development and production activities, focusing on extracting mineralised ore from narrow sub-vertical structures.
Westfill is an underground mining contractor and a full-service provider for mining operations and contracts across Australia and internationally.
“We are very excited to take on our first full principal mining services contract with Red5 (now Vault Minerals after the merger with Silverlake Resources) who are a valued client of Westfill’s,” Westfill managing director Ashley Morcombe said.
“Our Darlot development team’s hard work and consistently high performance are what put Westfill up as a key contender for the Rothsay contract.
“I would like to thank our entire team for pulling the contract together and mobilising in a short time frame.
“We look forward to continuing our high performance and success at another of Vault Mineral’s sites.”
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