ABSTRACT
The Perseverance Mine is located 15 km north of Leinster and 370 km north of Kalgoorlie. The ore body was initially mined for 10 years by the Agnew Mining Company using a variety of underground mining methods with mixed success (due to difficult ground conditions). The mine was mothballed in August 1986 at a time of depressed nickel price. The lease was purchased by WMC Resources Ltd in 1989 and an open cut pit was established above the existing mine workings whilst underground development and rehabilitation continued in preparation for full-scale underground mining.
