Native Mineral Resources Holdings Limited has produced 649.3 ounces (20.88 kilograms) of gold doré from three bars during its third August smelt at the Blackjack Gold Operations near Charters Towers, Queensland.

The latest 18 August smelt follows two earlier pours completed on 4 August and 11 August, which delivered a combined 602.7 ounces of confirmed fine gold. Internal laboratory assays for the 18 August smelt indicate an average gold purity of approximately 45.22%, implying an estimated 293.6 ounces of contained gold subject to final independent refinery outturn from Perth Mint.

Including this latest estimate, NMR has generated approximately 895 ounces of gold across its first three smelts of the month. The result already surpasses the company's previous monthly production record of 763.8 ounces of fine gold achieved in June 2026.

“August is shaping up to be an important milestone month for NMR. We have already recorded 602.7 ounces of confirmed fine gold from our first two August smelts, and internal assays from this week's 649-ounce doré smelt indicate that we are now approaching 900 ounces of gold from three smelts this month.”

— Blake Cannavo, Managing Director & CEO

With a fourth and final August smelt scheduled for next week, NMR is positioned to exceed 1,000 ounces of monthly gold outturn for the first time since commencing production at Blackjack in July 2025.

“With another smelt scheduled next week, we are well positioned to achieve our first month above 1,000 ounces of gold since commencing production at Blackjack approximately 12 months ago. This reflects the increasing consistency we are seeing across the operation. Our focus is now on maintaining this production momentum and establishing a steady gold production profile through the remainder of CY2026.”

— Blake Cannavo, Managing Director & CEO

Alongside ongoing processing operations, the company is advancing a multi-pit development pipeline designed to secure future ore supply for the Blackjack Processing Plant. Drilling at the Blackjack North Pit commenced on 17 August and is scheduled through to early October, with assays commencing progressively from late August. That program forms the initial stage of a sequential development schedule targeting mining commencement at North Pit by the end of January 2027, subject to drilling results, mine design and regulatory approvals.

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