Ramelius Resources mining workers landed safely in Western Australia after the engine of a chartered plane they were travelling on failed mid-flight.
The incident occurred yesterday at around 9:50am when the flight departed Ramelius’ Penny gold mine to make the 550km journey south west to Perth.
The plane was being chartered by Ramelius, with a spokesperson from the company confirming everyone involved is safe and sound.
“A Perth-bound plane departing our Penny operations had to return shortly after takeoff when one of its engines failed,” the spokesperson said.
“Ramelius has notified relevant authorities and is working to get the affected passengers to their destination.”
The pilot was able to return all passengers to the ground safely using the plane’s lone remaining engine.
The Penny gold mine is located approximately 150km south-east of Ramelius’ Mt Magnet mining and processing operations.
Discovered in 1990, the project was developed by a number of interested parties until Ramelius took the reins in 2020 through an off-market takeover offer of Spectrum Metals.
Ramelius announced an updated mine plan for its Mt Magnet operations earlier this week which is expected to significantly boost gold production and cash flow over the next 17 years.
“The Mt Magnet hub continues to perform at its highest level of production and cashflow generation in FY25 with cost forecasts at an industry-leading AISC of $1600 per ounce for the next 2.5 years,” Ramelius managing director Mark Zeptner said at the time.
“The combination of the updated Mt Magnet mine plan and the Rebecca-Roe gold project has increased our consolidated gold production profile from FY26 to FY35 at an average annual production of 244,000 ounces per annum at an ASIC below $2000 per ounce.”
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