Burnakura Gold Mine
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The Burnakura Gold Mine is a gold mine
located 50 km south of Meekatharra
, Western Australia
.
It is currently owned by the Canadian
ATW Gold Corporation. It also owns the Gullewa Gold Mine, 300 km south west of Burnakura, which currently is on care and maintenance.
operations and a 160,000 tonne per annum plant.
First mined in the 1990s, Burnakura was later owned by Extract Resources Limited, which brought in Tectonic Resources NL as an operating partner. In 2005, underground production commenced by creating a portal and decline access to ore and milling began late 2005. In April 2007, milling ceased again and in October 2007, ATW purchased the mine for C$8.4 million.
Burnakura commenced production on 3 March 2009 and achieved commercial production in June that year., however due to a series of erratic vein sets with structural offsets, the mine is to be put back on care and maintenance
Gold mining
Gold mining is the removal of gold from the ground. There are several techniques and processes by which gold may be extracted from the earth.-History:...
located 50 km south of Meekatharra
Meekatharra, Western Australia
Meekatharra is a town in the Mid West region of Western Australia. Meekatharra is an Australian Aboriginal word meaning 'place of little water'. At the 2006 census, Meekatharra had a population of 798, with 44.0% being Aboriginal....
, Western Australia
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
.
It is currently owned by the Canadian
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
ATW Gold Corporation. It also owns the Gullewa Gold Mine, 300 km south west of Burnakura, which currently is on care and maintenance.
History
The mine consists of both underground and open pitOpen-pit mining
Open-pit mining or opencast mining refers to a method of extracting rock or minerals from the earth by their removal from an open pit or borrow....
operations and a 160,000 tonne per annum plant.
First mined in the 1990s, Burnakura was later owned by Extract Resources Limited, which brought in Tectonic Resources NL as an operating partner. In 2005, underground production commenced by creating a portal and decline access to ore and milling began late 2005. In April 2007, milling ceased again and in October 2007, ATW purchased the mine for C$8.4 million.
Burnakura commenced production on 3 March 2009 and achieved commercial production in June that year., however due to a series of erratic vein sets with structural offsets, the mine is to be put back on care and maintenance
Production
Production of the mine:| Year | Production | Grade | Cost per ounce |
| 2005-06 | 15,884 ounces | 7.17 g/t | |
| 2006-07 | 21,467 ounces | 7.05 g/t | |
| 2008 | inactive | ||
| 2009 | |||
Sources
- The Australian Mines Handbook: 2003-2004 Edition, Louthean Media Pty Ltd, Editor: Ross Louthean
- Western Australian Mineral and Petroleum Statistics Digest 2008 Page 34: Principal Mineral and Petroleum Producers - Gold
External links
- Place Names Search Results - Burnakura Geoscience AustraliaGeoscience AustraliaGeoscience Australia is an agency of the Australian federal government. It carries out geoscientific research.On a user pays basis it produces geospatial products such as topographic maps and satellite imagery.-History:...
website - ATW website - Burnakura Gold Mine