Walkabout Resources Ltd. announced that mining of graphite ore has commenced at Lindi Jumbo with the first blast completed within the starter pit. The first production blast was successfully completed at the end of June and mining of the pit has commenced. Within the blast area, all topsoil was removed and stockpiled for later use/rehabilitation prior to blast activity, as stipulated in the Environmental Impact Assessment.

The clay rich overburden was used in the construction of the Tailings Storage Facility (TSF), with the principal purpose of current mining activities to source waste rock for the ongoing construction of the TSF. The starter pit area is in the hanging wall of the initial-term production area and although care was taken to avoid the core super-high-grade zones, there is still an instance of a known and modelled high-grade zone within the starter pit. This high-grade material is visually very distinct from the waste and/or lower grade graphitic units and is being stockpiled for use during the commissioning of the processing plant.

Ore zones are demarcated, and a "spotter" is used to direct the separation of ore from waste.