en.Wedoany.com Reported - Australian gold miner Savannah Goldfields (ASX: SVG) expects a decision on the amendment of existing environmental permits for its Agate Creek Gold Project to be issued by July 13, 2026.
The company submitted an amendment application to the Queensland Department of Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation (DETSI) in November 2025, seeking to cover the project's updated pit design and waste rock management plan.
On May 29, 2026, Savannah received a draft environmental permit from DETSI and was notified that the decision period would be extended by 30 business days.
Under existing authorizations, the company has commenced preliminary work at the Agate Creek site to enable immediate mining operations upon permit approval.
The Agate Creek Gold Project is located approximately 100 kilometers south of the company's Georgetown Gold Processing Plant, in far north Queensland, 480 kilometers southwest of Cairns. The project has ore reserves of 460,000 tonnes at a grade of 2.50 grams per tonne, containing 36,800 ounces of gold.
Savannah plans to initially mine 375,000 tonnes of ore at a grade of 2.65 grams per tonne, containing 31,900 ounces of gold. This ore will be processed at the Georgetown Gold Processing Plant from the second half of 2026 through 2028.
Savannah Goldfields CEO Brad Sampson said the company has noted DETSI's constructive engagement over the past nine months and looks forward to finalizing the environmental permit conditions within the updated decision period.
Sampson said: "We are pleased to have clarity on the timeline for the decision on the Agate Creek environmental permit amendment."
"During the recent waiting period for approval, the company plans to continue gold production using alternative feed sources."
Savannah Goldfields is a Queensland-based gold producer centered around the Georgetown Gold Processing Plant.
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