Gold returns to Tennant Creek after decades-long hiatus - Australian Mining

Emmerson JV partner kicks off gold production at Tennant Creek

Emmerson Resources Ltd (ASX:ERM) has announced the commencement of gold production at joint venture partner Tennant Mining’s 840,000 tonne per annum CIL gold processing facility in the Northern Territory. Production from the facility – which is located 14 kilometres southeast of Tennants Creek – is currently built around deposits owned by Tennant Mining, which is itself a subsidiary of Pan African Resources (AIM: PAF). As yet, it has not been de…

Gold returns to Tennant Creek after decades-long hiatus - Australian Mining

Image: Phawat/stock.adobe.comLarge-scale gold mining has officially returned to the Barkly region after a two-decade hiatus, with Tennant Mines commencing at its $94 million Nobles operation. Nobles is expected to produce an average of 60,000 ounces (oz) of gold per year and create more than 160 ongoing jobs over the next two years as production ramps up. The mine commencing operations follows the acquisition by Pan African Resources of Tennant …