Gold miner Beacon Minerals Ltd (ASX:BCN) has achieved an important milestone for its MacPhersons project in Western Australia, kicking off both the mining and processing of ore from a new open pit, following extensive development on-site. Beacon said that first ore from the MacPhersons Reward open pit had been mined and milled starting on August 16, adding to ore from across the project which was now being milled. MacPhersons Reward holds a mineral resource estimate (MRE) of 282,000 tonnes at 1.32 grams per tonne of gold for 12,000 ounces. The company said it expected to expand its production …