Redpath Mining has been awarded a major five-year underground mining contract for Evolution Mining’s Cowal Gold Operations in New South Wales, Australia. Redpath is already hiring for multiple roles for the work which will see a ramp-up in early 2026 and transition to full-scale development and production from July 2026.
Redpath has already worked with Evolution Mining at operations such as Mount Carlton in Queensland. It also has multiple other underground mining contracts in Australia including at the pictured Dugald River operation.
The 100% owned and operated Cowal operation is a world-class open pit and underground gold mine. Cowal has been operated by Evolution since 2015 and is described as a cornerstone asset for the company. The mine has a permitted life to 2042, following approvals in 2025 to support the continuation of open pit mining and the development of additional open pits.
The site encompasses a large tenement package and a workforce of ~1,200, including around 480 employees. Ore mined from the open pit is ~8 Mt per annum, with the underground mine, which reached commercial production in 2024, expected to ramp up to 2.4 Mt per annum in FY26, contributing significantly to total gold output. The processing plant is permitted to process up to 9.8 Mt per annum.
The underground mine uses sublevel long hole open stoping underground with paste backfill with access via a 6 m x 6 m decline from a portal in the pit.
Redpath has taken over from Perenti’s Barminco which had been conducting all underground development and production works for the project as part of a A$520 million, four-year agreement signed in 2022. It was using six loaders, 12 trucks and six drills (three development, three production).
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