Explorer and developer Classic Minerals (ASX:CLZ) has been granted a licence to drill a second groundwater bore at the Kat Gap Gold Project in Western Australia.
The approval comes from the WA Department of Water and Environmental Regulation (DWER), permitting Classic to extract an annual amount of 100,000 kilolitres (Kl) of water.
Classic notes that the total abstraction limit of 100,000Kl per annum still applies but will now be covered by the 2 water bores, which provides security of supply for the project.
The company says this grant of an additional water bore licence will secure access to water to support the processing and operational needs of the project. The water is planned to be used for processing, dust suppression, and development activities within the Kat Gap Gold Project.
“We now can rely on a secure water source for Kat Gap”
Commenting on securing the second licence, Classic Minerals Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Dean Goodwin says: “Water always has been a significant challenge for any mining and processing operation. We now can rely on a secure water source for Kat Gap.”
Additionally, Classic has submitted a Tailings Storage Facility (TSF) critical containment infrastructure report for the project, meeting the requirements set by the DWER.
The company says this is a ‘crucial’ step in ensuring the necessary licensing for the Kat Gap processing facility’s TSF.
With the TSF report submitted, the company can begin utilising the facility while the processing plant undergoes commissioning and processes the bulk sample ore.
Classic Minerals is a Western Australia-based company focused on its flagship Kat Gap Gold Project located about 170km south of Southern Cross and 50km of its Forrestania Gold Project.
Write to Aaliyah Rogan at Mining.com.au
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