Rumble moves Western Queen Gold and Tungsten Project towards production - Mining.com.au

AI desk brief

Rumble Resources is advancing its Western Queen gold-tungsten project toward production, with mine design complete, scheduling advanced and an updated scoping study due this month. The June resource update lifted Western Queen by 17% to 5.13Mt at 2.6g/t Au for 433,600oz contained, including 2.46Mt at 2.9g/t Au for 227,700oz now classified as indicated, giving the project a higher-confidence mine plan and supporting debt discussions ahead of feasibility work targeted for Q4 2026.

Operational approvals are largely in hand, including works approval, native vegetation clearance and groundwater extraction licence, while the remaining mine development and closure proposal is being progressed with regulators. Rumble has also signed a toll milling/blending agreement and says refurbishment of the Kirkalocka processing plant is advancing; tungsten remains a secondary upside with a maiden resource of 4.31Mt at 0.31% WO₃ for 13.2kt contained and metallurgical test work indicating a 48% WO₃ concentrate at 45% recovery.