Notice of Application for an Mining Licence MIN008018

Core Prospecting Pty Ltd
98 Wills Street, Bendigo VIC 3550.  Mobile: 0400 395 580

Melissa Cibej, Authorised Agent (as employee of Operational Geotechs)
Mobile: 0459 100 594
Email: mel@operationalgeotechs.com.au

Further information about this application is available on the Core Prospecting website.

Application number: MIN008018

Locality of the land to which the application relates: Approx. 3km west of Percydale and 9km west of Avoca

Approximate area of the application: 4.6Ha

Date of the application: 16 January 2026

Term the licences are applied for: 10 years

Outline of the proposed programs of work: The Fiddlers Creek underground gold mine is currently in production under existing prospecting licence approvals.  The new mining licence will allow production and development of the mine to continue including decline advancement, ore development and stoping operations, diamond drilling to update the block model and assess future expansion feasibility. The ore will be processed offsite at a mill facility at Wedderburn.

Any person may object or comment to a licence being granted. (Section 24 and 24A, Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) Act 1990).

A person who objects or comments must:

1. putting the objection or comment in writing; and
2. including the grounds on which it is made

All objections or comments must be lodged within 21 days after the latest date on which the application was advertised and can be lodged online or posted to:

The Minister for Energy and Resources,
c/- Manager Licensing, Resources Victoria,
PO Box 500, East Melbourne Victoria 8002

It is recommended that objections or comments are lodged online at Resource Rights Allocation and Management to ensure timely consideration.

Enquiries can be made by writing to the Manager Licensing at the above address or by phoning Resources Victoria on 136 186.

1. Subject to other statutory requirements being satisfied, a mining licence, if granted, entitles the holder of the licence to carry out mining on the relevant land, explore for minerals, construct any facilities specified in the licence and do anything else that is incidental to that mining.

Further information regarding the statutory requirements that must be complied with prior to work being undertaken on a licence, including landowner and occupier consent requirements, is available on our Community and land use page.