The Australian Securities Exchange has advised Kingsrose Mining that trading in its securities has resumed. The resumption of trading follows the successful restructure of Kingsrose’s finances, including a period of Administration which saw creditors paid 100 cents in the dollar. The company is debt-free after recently repaying the remaining A$4.4 million of unsecured debt, with the lender agreeing to A$2.25 million in full and final satisfaction of the loan facility.

In the next six months, gold mining will continue to focus on the Way Linggo open pit, with ore mined via a series of staged cutbacks which will be the primary source of feed for the processing facility for the rest of this financial year.

Kingsrose also reports that the study into establishing an additional open pit at the suspended Talang Santo mine, which will allow it to access high-grade material in the upper levels of the mine, is almost complete. The company is now seeking regulatory approvals and expects gold mining in Sumatra, Indonesia will start at Talang Santo in the second half of 2018.

Kingsrose Mining recently initiated a regional and near-mine exploration program aimed at identifying and developing a pipeline of near-term gold production targets. Based on an initial review of the programme, the company believes there is significant potential to identify additional gold production sources on the broader project area.

Kingsrose Managing Director Paul Jago said the resumption of trading on the Australian Stock Exchange KRM;ASX marked the start of a new chapter for the company. “I am pleased to say that our recent achievements clearly demonstrate the significant potential at the Way Linggo project,” he said.

“With the company now debt-free and gold production running at a steady rate, we have laid the platform from which our mining company can grow.

“We are now well-placed to unlock the full value of the highly promising Way Linggo gold project and we look forward to providing continual updates to shareholders and investors as we focus on our primary objective, which is to deliver a sustainable, long life and low cost gold mining operation.”