Starlight Gold Mine

The Starlight Mine is situated within the Peak Hill Mineral Field, Mid-West Region of Western Australia, approximately 750 km northeast of Perth. This remote positioning places the operation within a semi-arid, low-relief terrain characteristic of the Murchison goldfields. Extended supply chain distances impose critical lead-time pressures on consumables, reagents, and capital equipment procurement, demanding robust inventory buffer strategies and pre-qualified vendor frameworks to mitigate operational exposure.

Starlight operates as a primary feed source for Westgold's Fortnum Processing Centre, functioning within an integrated mine-to-mill value chain. The operation sustains continuous underground production under FIFO rotational rosters, with personnel cycling through structured swing schedules. Camp support infrastructure — including accommodation, catering, and medical services — is mission-critical to workforce retention and productivity. B2B vendors supplying camp lifecycle services must comply with Westgold's site-access and contractor management protocols.

Underground ore extraction at Starlight relies on mechanised development and stoping methods, with material handling governed by complex conveyor systems transferring broken ore from active headings to surface infrastructure. These conveyor networks demand high-availability maintenance contracts, precision belt tensioning, and dust suppression integration. Ore is subsequently transported via road haulage to the Fortnum mill, requiring coordinated scheduling between underground production cycles and surface logistics to sustain consistent plant feed grades and tonnages.

Westgold enforces a structured tailings storage facility (TSF) management regime at its Fortnum operations, encompassing engineered containment, ongoing geotechnical monitoring, and staged closure planning. Proactive rehabilitation programs are embedded within the operational lifecycle, addressing progressive land disturbance in compliance with Western Australian DMP requirements. Vendors engaged in water management, TSF construction, or environmental monitoring must demonstrate alignment with Westgold's ESG reporting framework and ISO 14001-compatible environmental management standards.