Coolgardie Gold

The Coolgardie Gold operation is situated in the Coolgardie district, Goldfields-Esperance region, Western Australia, approximately 40 km west of Kalgoorlie-Boulder. The site occupies semi-arid, flat-to-undulating terrain characteristic of the Eastern Goldfields greenstone belt. Prevailing conditions include extreme thermal cycling, low annual rainfall, and pervasive fine red-dust particulate — a critical abrasion and contamination vector demanding high-specification filtration across all rotating equipment, HVAC systems, and instrumentation enclosures.

Operated by Focus Minerals Limited (ASX: FML), Coolgardie Gold returned to active production in 2023 after an extended care-and-maintenance period. Current producing assets include:

• Dreadnought open cut mine — large-scale bulk mining underway
• Alicia open cut mine — concurrent bulk extraction
• Bonnie Vale underground project — development commenced December 2024; stoping scheduled Q4 2025
• Three Mile Hill (TMH) processing plant — rehabilitated and operational since August 2023

The FIFO workforce model drives sustained demand for camp catering, personnel transport, and consumables logistics across the Coolgardie corridor.

Surface operations deploy conventional open-cut drill-and-blast with load-and-haul fleets, feeding the Three Mile Hill CIL processing circuit. The Bonnie Vale underground transition introduces critical infrastructure requirements:

• Primary ventilation — raise-bored or forced-flow systems to manage heat and diesel particulate at depth
• Ground support — systematic rock bolting and mesh installation in development headings
• Dewatering — groundwater ingress management standard for Eastern Goldfields basement geology
• Dust suppression — abrasion-resistant wear liners and sealed filter housings across crushing and conveying circuits

Operating within the traditional lands of the Wongatha people, Coolgardie Gold carries material obligations under Western Australian Aboriginal Heritage legislation. B2B procurement strategies that incorporate Indigenous Business Australia-registered or local Aboriginal-owned enterprises deliver both compliance value and social licence reinforcement. Environmental priorities include:

• Progressive rehabilitation of open-cut voids concurrent with mining
• Tailings and reagent containment aligned with WA environmental licence conditions
• Dust and noise management plans for proximity to the Coolgardie townsite