Meeka Metals Expands Plant to Increase Gold Production
Meeka Metals (ASX: MEK)
Announced that expansion work on the Murchison processing plant has commenced with an additional crushing circuit, wash plant and Steinert multi-sensor ore sorter being installed.
This is expected to unlock significant additional processing capacity and increase annual gold production.
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| Meeka Metals | ASX: MEK | |
| Stage | Development, exploration | |
| Metals | Gold | |
| Market cap | A$471m @ A$0.16 | |
| Location | Near Kalgoorlie, Western Australia | |
| Website | www.meekametals.com.au |
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Meeka Metals Processing Upgrade to 800ktpa Underway – Commissioning
Expected in September 2026 Quarter
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Meeka Metals Limited (ASX: MEK) “Meeka” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that expansion work on the Murchison processing plant has commenced with an additional crushing circuit, wash plant and Steinert multi-sensor ore sorter being installed.
This is expected to unlock significant additional processing capacity and increase annual gold production. Additional benefits include removal of hard waste rock from the mill feed, reduced plant wear and lower tailings deposition per ounce produced
Installation of ore sorting is underway at the Murchison Gold Project (“Murchison”) to
unlock additional processing capacity to ~800ktpa and accelerate gold production.
• The upgrade unlocks ~200ktpa of additional mill capacity, increasing throughput to
~800ktpa and annual gold production
• Ore sorting will be applied to Andy Well underground ore initially – high-grade ore will be separated for immediate processing and low-grade ore stockpiled for later processing
• Test work at Steinert’s ore sorting test facility confirmed excellent sorting results – ~85% of contained gold is sorted into ~50% of the rock mass, effectively doubling Andy Well’s already high head grade
• Significantly lower capital cost ($6M) and commissioning timeline (6 months) versus
equivalent expansion of the crushing and grinding circuit to achieve 800-1,000ktpa capacity
• Processing unit costs at the higher throughput remains steady versus DFS unit cost estimate (~$38/t)
• Commissioning targeted for the September 2026 quarter
• Test work is underway to determine applicability to other Murchison ore sources
Commenting on the upgrade, Meeka’s Managing Director Tim Davidson said: “Ore sorting unlocks an additional 200,000 tonnes per annum of milling capacity and effectively doubles the head grade of Andy Well ore entering the plant, delivering a meaningful increase in annual gold production.
Commenting on the upgrade, Meeka’s Managing Director Tim Davidson said:
“Ore sorting unlocks an additional 200,000 tonnes per annum of milling capacity and effectively doubles the head grade of Andy Well ore entering the plant, delivering a meaningful increase in annual gold production.
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“The test work results were excellent and gave us strong confidence in the ability to consistently separate the high-grade gold-bearing quartz from lower grade material that will be stockpiled for later processing.
“We expect this high-return, quick-payback investment to be operational in the September 2026 quarter providing additional processing capacity for ore.
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“The test work results were excellent and gave us strong confidence in the ability to consistently separate the high-grade gold-bearing quartz from lower grade material that will be stockpiled for later processing.
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“We expect this high-return, quick-payback investment to be operational in the September 2026 quarter providing additional processing capacity for ore from our open pits and our second underground mine at Turnberry, commencing in 2026.”
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