ECR could have four gold mines in production next year

July 1, 2026

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ECR chairman Nick Tulloch said the company could have four gold mines in production by the second half of 2027. That is a striking claim for a business that, until recently, was known as a small-scale explorer with a scattered portfolio. In the interim results, Tulloch laid out a deliberate pivot: ECR is no longer an exploration company dabbling in disparate minerals across multiple locations. It is now an Australian gold producer, and the next 18 months will determine whether that bet pays off.

The strategic pivot from explorer to producer

ECR is 20 years old and has historically been exploration-focused. That changed when two new individuals joined the board toward the end of last year, and Tulloch, as chairman, drove a new ethos. The company now holds 10 projects across four Australian states, but the emphasis has shifted sharply: the goal is to get gold out of the ground and turn it into revenue. The interim results laid out this story explicitly. The board took a "very deliberate decision" to change the company, and the acquisitions of the Ragland project in Queensland and Palio Gold (which brought three new projects in Queensland, Western Australia, and South Australia) were the first concrete moves.

Ragland: the learning project

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What you'll learn

1 (01:15) **Company Transformation & Strategy Shift** - Chairman Nick Tallock explains ECR's deliberate pivot from exploration to production-focused gold mining across four Australian states
2 (02:57) **Raglan: First Production Step & Current Status** - Raglan is producing gold but slower than hoped; designed as a learning project for larger operations
3 (04:38) **Blue Mountain: Timeline & Mining Lease Application** - Stated objective is production by end of year; regulatory dialogue underway
4 (05:56) **Madams: The "Real Gem" in the Portfolio** - 50% interest acquired via Paleo Gold; expected to dwarf Raglan and Blue Mountain in production scale
5 (08:05) **2027 Production Outlook: Four Mines in Play** - By second half of 2027, ECR expects four projects producing: Raglan, Blue Mountain, Madams, and Salt Bush
6 (09:46) **Lolworth: Deferred but Still a Major Opportunity** - Multi-metal (gold & silver) project leapfrogged by Madams and Salt Bush, but not abandoned
7 (11:06) **Near-Term News Flow & Priorities** - Madams starting production is the single most important catalyst; other updates include Blue Mountain mining lease, Creswick JV, and Tuckandara work

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Show Notes

ECR released interim results this week, and chairman Nick Tulloch took the opportunity to spell out exactly what his vision for the company is over the coming years. It's more than likely, he tells Vox, that the company will have been able to bring four Australian gold mines to production by the end of 2027, and that the cash being generated will be significant. Raglan's already up and running, and will be followed by Maddens, Blue Mountain and Saltbush.