No ball mill, no cyanide, no worries: Vertex pouring gold

On the Floor with Roger Jackson

Mining.com.au is attending this year’s Noosa Mining Conference 2025 to gain market insights from mining company executives and industry insiders.

In this interview, Executive Producer Shae Russell speaks to Roger Jackson, Executive Chair of Vertex Minerals (ASX:VTX), on the floor to discuss what the company has in store in 2025 and beyond.

📈 Key market insights:
⚡ Transformer milestone paves the way for full-scale underground mining.
🚚 Ore hauled directly to plant via short, horizontal adit.
🌿 Gravity separation, no cyanide, and dry stacking make this one of the greenest in Australia.

📺 Watch this insightful interview to learn more about what’s next for the company in 2025 and beyond.

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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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