St Barbara: Star Performer
Image: St Barbara BY AMY BLOM A REFUSAL to accept the status quo and a willingness to adopt innovative techniques will see the life of the historic Gwalia mine extended to 2031 and beyond, according to St Barbara managing director and chief executive Bob Vassie. As part of its bid to extend mine life at Gwalia, in the WA Goldfields, St Barbara will complete a $100 million expansion (GEP) over the next 12 months, while also investigating a change to mining and haulage methods, called the Gwalia Mass Extraction (GMX). According to St Barbara’s Bob Vassie, the GEP was about 50 per cent complete, on schedule, and on budget, with planned completion expected at the end of 2019. He said the…