12 August 2026 | Blackjack Gold Operations, near Charters Towers, Queensland
Native Mineral Resources has completed its largest single smelt campaign since recommissioning the Blackjack plant, producing 861.3 ounces of doré while mining and drilling programs advance across its Queensland operations.
Largest smelt since plant recommissioning
Native Mineral Resources has reported an 861.3-ounce, or 26.78-kilogram, doré smelt from its Blackjack Gold Operations near Charters Towers. The 11 August campaign produced three bars weighing 304.5 ounces, 289.3 ounces and 267.4 ounces.
The campaign was 46% larger by doré weight than the 590.0-ounce smelt completed one week earlier. Combined doré production from the two August smelts totalled 1,451.3 ounces.
Doré contains gold, silver and other constituents and is not equivalent to fine-gold production. Official refinery results for the 11 August bars remain pending. The 4 August campaign subsequently returned 266.08 ounces of gold and 227.31 ounces of silver.
Mining activity broadens across the operation
The production milestone is supported by continued mine activity at Blackjack and Podosky. Blackjack South Pit completed its planned mining campaign on 4 August after moving approximately 168,000 tonnes of material and producing around 36,000 tonnes of plant feed since mining began there in June 2025.
Blackjack Mid Pit is approximately 59% mined against its current design, with 12 of 17 planned blasts completed. Podosky is approximately 39% mined, with nine of 17 blasts completed.
The combination of active pits, processing, drilling and development planning is more operationally significant than a single smelt result. It points to a broader pipeline intended to maintain plant-feed flexibility as individual mining areas progress through their cycles.
Next steps
Refinery assay and settlement results for the latest doré bars are expected next week. Drilling at Blackjack North is also scheduled to begin next week, followed by work at Central Pit to support geological definition, grade control and mine planning.
At Far Fanning, Native Mineral Resources is targeting completion of its dewatering strategy by the end of August, followed by a planned 10,000-metre reverse-circulation program from 31 August. The results will feed into geological modelling, pit optimisation and mine design.
These programs support continuing activity across mining, processing, drilling, geology, maintenance and water management. The company did not announce additional workforce numbers in the release.
Source: Native Mineral Resources Holdings Limited, “NMR delivers 861oz doré smelt as Blackjack gold production momentum builds”, 12 August 2026.