LNG to fuel Mt Ida gold project

The Mt Ida gold project, which recently had its newly constructed 1.5mtpa gold processing carbon-in-leach (CIL) plant commissioned, has just locked in a long-term LNG supply agreement.

EVOL LNG secured the agreement with Mt Ida owner Aurenne Group to supply about 10,000t of LNG per annum, with the gold project also housing a 12MW gas-fired power station on site.

EVOL LNG manager Josh Phillips said the use of LNG as an alternative to diesel would help

minimise the mine’s power station emissions.

“Aurenne will avoid over 8,000t of greenhouse gas emissions per year by fuelling their

power station with LNG instead of diesel,” he said.

“It was also important for the project to have a highly reliable fuel supply, which EVOL’s

established production facility and custom-designed distribution fleet is able to provide.”

The EVOL-supplied LNG will be produced at Kleenheat’s 250t per day Kwinana LNG Plant

and transported to Mt Ida using intermodal ISO tank containers which are railed between

Kwinana and Kalgoorlie in WA, and then hauled by triple road trains on the last leg of the journey to

EVOL LNG has commissioned the on-site LNG storage and vaporisation facility at the mine,

which it will own, operate and maintain.

The facility uses EVOL LNG’s modular design which allows for fast installation and scalability if the mine’s energy requirements change in the future.

The Mt Ida gold project is located 105km northeast of Menzies, WA, with its new processing plant commissioned by GR Engineering Ltd in April and May 2023, allowing for crushing to a fine grind size of 45 microns.

Delta Lithium Ltd (ASX: DLI) is rapidly advancing its Mt Ida lithium project nearby.