Oceana deal offers lease of life for West Coast gold
Australian mining engineer takes on challenge of Blackwater mine.
Tim Hunter Thu, 19 Jul 2018
It’s been more than 60 years since gold was last mined from the Blackwater pit on the West Coast and the settlement of Waiuta, where its workers once lived, is a ghost town.
Mark Le Messurier, an experienced Australian gold mining engineer, has 18 months to create a new future for what
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