RE: Sheffield meeting4 Apr 2026 07:29
Imagine you are walking from Telfer airport over to the viewing platform overlooking the Main Dome pit. Wow the size of it is just immense.
Looking left to the south end, there's a black spot at the top in the distance this is the underground extract unit.
The side of the southern end has 2 distinct colours in it, a light greyish colour on the left and a browny colour on the right. There are lines or strata running down from the top on the far west side steeply dipping down beneath us. These are the E and M reefs.
The whole of the far side is benched or stepped from the top , this is the underside of the main mineralised reef.
You are looking at the Anticline ridge without which there would be no Telfer.
Just below us on the left can be seen a ramp running round the Southend upwards, this is where Ggp intend to extract . The grey is weak/ waste ore above the ramp and below is the mineralisation.
In front on the far side is where the bulk cave extraction has caused a slump. The cave is not empty there's still lower reefs in it.
To the right in the distance looks like drilling rig but that is the hoist.
Towards the north end the ramp below us continues downwards towards the north end base. The reefs continue into the rock face, this is the zone where Newcrest intended to extend the pit.
I'm intending to show these photos at the coming Sheffield meeting you wonβt get these from Shaun π