Brightstar Resources has secured approval from the Department of Mines, Petroleum and Exploration (DMPE) for its Lord Byron project, situated around 85km south-east of Laverton, Western Australia (WA). This timeline will allow mining operations at Lord Byron to start in H2 CY26, facilitating the stockpiling of mill feed prior to commissioning. By GlobalData Learn more about Strategic Intelligence“This allows Brightstar to rapidly commence development of the Lord Byron open pit to coincide with our proposed mill construction, due to commence in H1 CY26. In 2019, Lord Byron Mining acquired the project and initiated a mining campaign in 2020. In 2023, Linden Gold Alliance purchased the Jasper Hills Gold Project, which includes the Lord Byron and Fish open-pit mines.