Troy Resources and Zijin Mining Group have both reported that the commencement of underground gold mining at their repective Region Seven operations , have been delayed due to inclement weather conditions in recent months.
Both companies are reporting that the delay is indefinite and they are currently gauging the weather forecast before moving forward.
In response to questions posed by this newspaper, the Australian gold mining corporation explained that with the risk of underground mining increased due to the rainy conditions, in the interest of safety and best practice it wanted to ensure everything is thoroughly reviewed and planned before implementation.