Inside life below ground at Hillgrove

What does it actually take to keep an underground mine moving?

Mining.com.au heads below ground at Larvotto Resources’ (ASX:LRV) Hillgrove Project in New South Wales with Mine Manager Patrick Mukwindidza for a closer look at the people, machinery, and routines behind the operation.

Below ground: A look inside Hillgrove’s underground workings
Mine life: Patrick breaks down the realities of working underground
Development: Metz Mining Centre is already delivering ore to surface stockpiles
Hillgrove: Gold and antimony remain at the centre of Larvotto’s development story

A mine plan can tell you where the ore is.

Patrick shows us what it takes to get to it.

About the guest and company:
Patrick Mukwindidza is the mine manager at Larvotto Resources’ Hillgrove Project in New South Wales. Larvotto Resources is advancing Hillgrove as a major Australian antimony and gold operation, with underground development underway and production targeted in 2026.

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Written By Shae Russell

Shae has been an equities analyst with a focus on investment writing for 15 years; the last eight of which has centred on the domestic and international mining sector. She’s now bringing this expertise to enhance and strengthen Mining.com.au‘s role as Australia’s leading source of mining news.

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