At Tuesday’s meeting, Santana Minerals chief executive Damian Spring told the board the company expected to submit its consent application in February.
"We are on track to submit an application, if we are admitted to the fast-track Bill, in February next year."
The company had previously estimated the Bendigo-Ophir project, beneath the hills of the Dunstan Mountains, could generate $4.4 billion of revenue over its 10-year lifespan.
However, in response to a question from community board member Mary McConnell, Mr Spring said the amount of work required to get the mine up and running would require a much longer consent.
"At this stage, probably we’ll be applying . . . for 25 years."
The company will be holding weekly drop-in sessions in Cromwell and Tarras beginning today and continuing until the end of the year.
The first meeting is 10am today at the Tarras Community Hall followed by meetings later in the day at noon and 5pm at Santana Mineral’s Cromwell offices at 15a Chardonnay St.
