• Southern Cross Gold fired the first development blast for an exploration decline at its Sunday Creek gold-antimony project in Victoria.
• Decline completion targeted by year-end; designed to lift drilling capacity to 24 rigs from 11, combining surface and underground programs.
• Underground drill platforms planned about 115 meters below surface; first underground rigs expected to mobilize in October.
• Work follows a November 2025 state work plan signoff; marks Victoria’s first new underground decline development in about 20 years.

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