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Images: Matsa Resources BY: JESSICA CUMMINS  WITH the commencement of mining operations at its Red Dog gold mine in the Goldfields in September, junior mining company Matsa Resources has ambitions to become a large gold producing company. Jessicia Cummins spoke with Matsa Resources executive chairman Paul Poli about the miner’s plans for the near-term and its partnership with AngloGold Ashanti. Q. How does it feel to now be mining at Red Dog, and how do you respond to those that may scoff at something this size? Last year we mined the Fortitude trial pit which was the precursor for us to go to the full scale of stage two mining at Fortitude, which we hope to kick off early next…

All images: Gascoyne Resources. BY ELIZABETH FABRI THE lights turned on at Gascoyne Resources’ Dalgaranga project earlier this year; now, the miner’s focus is on achieving commercial production and continued exploration to extend mine life. It’s been two months since first gold was poured at Gascoyne Resources’ $100 million Dalgaranga project in the Murchinson region, WA. Bringing any new project into production is a milestone, but for Gascoyne Resources, this represented something bigger. First gold marked the beginning of the company’s transition from explorer to a producer among the ranks of ASX-listed gold miners. Gascoyne Resources managing director Mike Dunbar said to say that he was pleased “would be a massive understatement”. “The company has managed to put together a…