{"id":125580,"title":"ECR Minerals Eyes Early Gold Production in Australia","publisher":"Share Talk","author":"sharetalk","published":"2025-08-04T15:37:32+00:00","modified":"2025-08-04T15:37:32+00:00","canonical_url":"https://www.share-talk.com/ecr-minerals-eyes-early-gold-production-in-australia/","markdown_url":"https://www.share-talk.com/ecr-minerals-eyes-early-gold-production-in-australia.md","json_url":"https://www.share-talk.com/ecr-minerals-eyes-early-gold-production-in-australia.json","category":"Exclusive Interviews","categories":["Exclusive Interviews","Mining"],"tags":["Adam Jones","Andrew Haythorpe","Andrew Scott","Avoca Gold Project","bailieston gold project","Ballarat","ballarat gold system","Black Cat","cherry tree","Creswick Gold Project","David Tang","dimocks main shale","dr rodney boucher","ECR","ECR Minerals","fosterville gold mine","fosterville south exploration","Geological Survey of Victoria","Mike Whitlow","Moderna","Nick Tulloch","Philippines","Queensland","Share Talk","Tambo Gold Project","Timor Gold Project","Victoria"],"featured_image":"https://i0.wp.com/www.share-talk.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/GxgNYcrXwAAJPhf.webp?fit=1200%2C675&quality=80&ssl=1","format":"news","language":"en-GB","content":"StockBox spoke to ECR Minerals Chairman Nick Tulloch following the company’s latest operational update from its [Blue Mountain gold project in Australia](https://www.share-talk.com/ecr-minerals-plc-aim-ecr-operations-update-and-tvr/).\n\nTulloch discussed the recent leadership change, the discovery of a high-potential creek flat, and plans to fast-track commercial production, with potential third-party partnerships and scalable infrastructure in place.\n\nKey Points:\n\n- MD Mike Whitlow steps down as company shifts into new growth phase\n\n- Mapped creek flat at Blue Mountain with estimated $1.1M+ in gold\n\n- Targeting commercial production at 25–60 tons/hour capacity\n\n- Potential third-party operator to accelerate time to production\n\n- Lab results pending to confirm high-grade mineralisation\n\n- Rig to move to Lolworth next — a longer-term exploration play\n\n**Nick Tulloch, ECR’s Chairman, said:** “I spent much of the last two weeks in Australia on a trip that covered Melbourne, our office in Bendigo, Sydney and finally the Blue Mountain Project in Queensland. Our decision to bring a drill rig onto the site has immediately paid off with our understanding of the Blue Mountain Project already considerably increased.\n\n“This has been an efficient and accurate means of making preparations for the location of trenches and, as we have illustrated in today’s announcement, is enabling us to map out the scale of the opportunity. Our findings to date continue to support our confidence in the Blue Mountain Project and its potential to be a very significant generator of revenue for ECR.”"}