Mining in Bendigo and Ballarat: History in the making
Image: City of Greater Bendigo BY EMMA DAVIES THE next big gold discovery in Victoria could belong to anyone. Considering historical operations, Bendigo and Ballarat are set to benefit with a hive of exploration activity currently underway by juniors, like Chalice Gold. Chalice Gold holds exploration licences over an area of more than 3000sqkm and is one of the largest junior players in the highly prospective north Bendigo zone – which hosts Kirkland Lake Gold’s Fosterville operation. The company commenced drilling at its Pyramid Hill gold project in November 2018 and is focussed on testing the top 30m of basement rock on 3km spaced drill lines, looking for gold and pathfinder elements, which even at low levels can indicate proximity…