-- Emerald Resources (ASX:EMR) received approval from Western Australia's Department of Water and Environmental Regulation for its wholly owned Dingo Range Gold Project, effectively enabling the project to proceed to development, according to a Wednesday filing with the Australian bourse.
The regulatory approval covers key infrastructure including the processing plant, power station, tailings storage facility, and associated works required for future gold production, per the filing.
The company has completed and commissioned on-site accommodation for construction and operational staff and continues drilling through 2026 to support resource updates, including open-pit extensions and potential underground development, while advancing a maiden ore reserve, the filing said.
The company also has committed around AU$30 million to acquire two 8,000 kilowatts Metso SAG mills for its operations, along with a crushing circuit for Dingo Range, the filing added.