Inside the First Gold Pour: The Transition from Developer to Gold Producer (Guest, Darren Stralow)

Rock Talk: Mining Demystified

In this interview, Darren Stralow, Managing Director & CEO at Bellevue Gold, gives us an overview of Bellevue's transition from developer to producer.

Here's what you will learn:

• Darren's background and early career in Mining
• An overview of Bellevue Gold
• An overview of the challenges in moving from developer to producer
• The significance of the first gold pour, and what happened with that very first bar.

This interview was recorded on October 16, 2024.

About Bellevue Gold

Bellevue Gold Limited is developing the high-grade Bellevue Gold Project. The Project has a current global Mineral Resource of 9.8Mt @ 9.9 g/t gold for 3.1 Moz, including a Probable Ore Reserve of 6.8 Mt @ 6.1 g/t gold for 1.34 Moz, making it one of the highest grade gold discoveries in the world and the highest grade gold development project in Australia.

Bellevue Gold trades on the ASX under the ticker BGL.

Links and Resources from this Episode

1. YouTube Interview with Darren
2. Bellevue Gold's website
3. Bellevue's 3D VRIFY presentation.

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Jargon in Today's Episode

• Head Grade: The amount of valuable mineral (like gold) found in each ton of ore, which helps determine the mine’s profitability.
• Raised Bores: Vertical tunnels or shafts dug to connect different levels of an underground mine, allowing ventilation, movement, and equipment installation.
• Tailings Dam: A large, secure embankment built to store leftover waste from mining processes after the valuable minerals have been extracted.
• Feasibility Studies: In-depth assessments that evaluate whether a mining project is financially, technically, and legally possible before it begins.

Timestamps

• (00:00) Episode overview
• (01:10) Darren's background and experience
• (05:02) Bellevue Gold overview
• (07:02) Transition to producer and its challenges
• (11:03) The significance of the first gold pour
• (14:29) Challenges as a producer
• (18:00) Bellevue's net-zero targets and 'Green Gold'
• (23:06) 49er's talk & conclusion

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