Comet Well -Purdy's Both sites have high grade gold in certain haloes -which clearly doesnt extend along strike. I estimate 10,000 -20,000 ozs could be recovered at a very low AISC with a WET GRAVITY plant with the right configuration -not the Novo plant as configured.
I don't have an agenda against ore sorters -they have their place and may complement -but after 5+ years of recommending that Novo abandon the ore sorters for wet gravity and generate a significant cash flow one would think the company would embrace my recommendations or those of us who have a track record of successful gold production in exactly the same sort of coarse -nuggety gold enviroments. We are doing it all the time -
And for those who keep spouting native title -heritage issues provided it is all done properly those problems dont exist.
The upside is there may well be more gold in the conglomerates both along strike and down dip -with significant cash flow generation to 'cookie jar' mine Comet Well and Purdys. And there is more -which will never be recovered with the ore sorter methodology.
Time for someone at Novo to listen -