Native Mineral Resources Holdings Limited recorded an official gold outturn of 870.8oz for August 2026 from the first three smelts at its Blackjack Gold Operations near Charters Towers in Queensland.

The latest monthly total surpasses the 763.8oz of fine gold produced during June 2026. Four consecutive weekly smelts completed during the month produced 12 doré bars with a combined doré weight of 2,576.6oz, equivalent to approximately 80.1kg.

The fourth and final August smelt, completed on 25 August 2026, produced three additional doré bars weighing a combined 476.0oz. Refinery assays for bars BJM088 through BJM090 remain pending, meaning final August gold production will increase once the outturn is received.

“August has delivered another strong result for NMR, with 870.8 ounces of gold already officially recorded from our first three smelts of the month.

Importantly, this does not include our fourth and final August smelt completed on 25 August, which produced a further 476 ounces, or 14.8 kilograms, of doré. Completing four consecutive weekly smelts during August demonstrates the increasingly consistent production rhythm being established at Blackjack.”

— Blake Cannavo, Managing Director & CEO

The company operates the Blackjack facility as a central processing hub for material sourced from its own Blackjack and Far Fanning deposits. Mining operations recommenced at the Blackjack South open pit on 9 April 2026 to supply feed directly to the processing plant.

Following the completion of the final August smelt, Native Mineral Resources expects to receive the refinery outturn for bars BJM088 to BJM090 to confirm its complete August production totals. Looking further ahead in the operational schedule, the company has targeted the commencement of mining at the Far Fanning deposit in Q2 2027 following the finalisation of an updated mine design.

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