List of active gold mines in Western Australia
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This is a list of the major gold mines in Western Australia.
Western Australia
produced approximately 50% of all Australian mineral and petroleum sales, which made up 89% of the state's merchandise exports in 2008. In 2008, gold
was ranked fifth in the list of resources exported by Western Australia in regards to value, behind iron ore, crude oil, alumina and LNG, with a value of A$4.4 billion. In 2008, the state produced 4,200,000 ounces
of gold, or 131.421 tonnes. All up, in 2008, Western Australian gold mines employed 14,459 people on their mine sites.
By 2008-09, gold had jumped into fourth spot in regards to export value with a value of A$5.2 billion , overtaking alumina. The average gold price was US$874 per ounce in 2008–09, or A$1,171 per ounce, which was 28 per cent higher than the previous year.
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...
produced approximately 50% of all Australian mineral and petroleum sales, which made up 89% of the state's merchandise exports in 2008. In 2008, gold
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:...
was ranked fifth in the list of resources exported by Western Australia in regards to value, behind iron ore, crude oil, alumina and LNG, with a value of A$4.4 billion. In 2008, the state produced 4,200,000 ounces
Troy ounce
The troy ounce is a unit of imperial measure. In the present day it is most commonly used to gauge the weight of precious metals. One troy ounce is nowadays defined as exactly 0.0311034768 kg = 31.1034768 g. There are approximately 32.1507466 troy oz in 1 kg...
of gold, or 131.421 tonnes. All up, in 2008, Western Australian gold mines employed 14,459 people on their mine sites.
By 2008-09, gold had jumped into fourth spot in regards to export value with a value of A$5.2 billion , overtaking alumina. The average gold price was US$874 per ounce in 2008–09, or A$1,171 per ounce, which was 28 per cent higher than the previous year.
List of active mines
This is a list of gold mines in Western Australia which are active, were recently active or are scheduled for production in the near future:| Mine | Owner | Location | Region | Production (troy ounces Troy ounce The troy ounce is a unit of imperial measure. In the present day it is most commonly used to gauge the weight of precious metals. One troy ounce is nowadays defined as exactly 0.0311034768 kg = 31.1034768 g. There are approximately 32.1507466 troy oz in 1 kg... ) |
Period | Source |
| Agnew Gold Mine Agnew Gold Mine The Agnew Gold Mine is a gold mine located west of Agnew, Western Australia. It is owned by the South African mining company Gold Fields. It is one of two mines the company operates in Australia, the other being the St Ives Gold Mine.... |
Gold Fields Gold Fields Gold Fields Limited is a South African gold mining firm, one of the world’s largest, which is listed on both the Johannesburg Stock Exchange and the New York Stock Exchange .... |
Leinster Leinster, Western Australia Leinster is a town in the northern goldfields area of Western Australia. The town is located 4 km east of the Goldfields Highway, in the Shire of Leonora Local Government Area, northeast of the state capital, Perth... |
Goldfields-Esperance | 192,100 | (2008–09) | http://www.goldfields.co.za/ |
| Boddington Gold Mine Boddington Gold Mine The Boddington Gold Mine is a gold and copper mine located 17 km northwest of Boddington, Western Australia.Officially reopened on 3 February 2010, the mine is expected to become Australia's largest gold mine once it reaches full production.-History:... |
Newmont | Boddington Boddington, Western Australia Boddington is a town and shire in the Peel region of Western Australia, located south-east of Perth. The town sits on the road from Pinjarra to Williams on the Hotham River... |
Peel | none | (2009) | http://www.bgm.com.au/one/index.asp |
| BrightStar Gold Mine BrightStar Gold Mine The BrightStar Gold Mine is a gold mine located 35 km south-east of Laverton, Western Australia.It is operated by A1 Minerals Limited, having commenced production in December 2009.... |
A1 Minerals Limited | Laverton Laverton There is more than one place named Laverton:In Australia:*Laverton, Victoria is a suburb of Melbourne*Laverton, Western Australia is a shire and townIn the United Kingdom*Laverton, Gloucestershire*Laverton, North Yorkshire*Laverton, Somerset... |
Goldfields-Esperance | 14,287 | (2010–11) | http://www.a1minerals.com.au/?id=1 |
| Bronzewing Gold Mine Bronzewing Gold Mine The Bronzewing Gold Mine is a gold mine located approximately 83 km north-east of Leinster, Western Australia. The mine, owned by Navigator Resources Limited, was, until early 2010, in care and maintenance after its previous owner, View Resources Limited went into administration.The mine is... |
Navigator Resources Limited | Wiluna | Mid West | 75,423 | (2010–11) | http://www.navigatorresources.com.au/ |
| Burbanks Gold Mine Burbanks Gold Mine The Burbanks Gold Mine is a gold mine located 9 km south east of Coolgardie, Western Australia.It is currently owned by Barra Resources Limited.-History:... |
Barra Resources Limited | Coolgardie | Goldfields-Esperance | 17,840 | (2006–07) | http://www.barraresources.com.au/projects_burbanks.asp |
| Carosue Dam Gold Mine Carosue Dam Gold Mine The Carosue Dam Gold Mine is a gold mine located south of Laverton, Western Australia.It is currently owned by Saracen Mineral Holdings Limited.Carosue Dam was previously owned by the now defunct mining company Sons of Gwalia Limited... |
Saracen Mineral Holdings | Laverton | Goldfields-Esperance | 111,163 | (2010–11) | http://www.saracen.com.au/ |
| Coolgardie Gold Mine Coolgardie Gold Mine The Coolgardie Gold Mine is a gold mine located at Coolgardie, Western Australia. The Coolgardie Gold Mine is not one single mine, but rather a generic term to describe a diverse group of mines - in essence, a mining locality.... |
Focus Minerals Limited | Coolgardie Coolgardie, Western Australia Coolgardie is a small town in the Australian state of Western Australia, east of the state capital, Perth. It has a population of approximately 800 people.... |
Goldfields-Esperance | 72,832 | (2010–11) | http://www.focusminerals.com.au/ |
| Coyote Gold Mine Coyote Gold Mine The Coyote Gold Mine is a gold mine located in the remote Tanami Desert of Australia. The mine has leases both in the Central Desert Shire of the Northern Territory and the Kimberley Region of Western Australia, but current mining is only carried out in Western Australia, 10 km west of the... |
Tanami Gold NL | Tanami Desert Tanami Desert The Tanami Desert is a desert in northern Australia situated in the Northern Territory. It has a rocky terrain with small hills. The Tanami was the Northern Territory's final frontier and was not fully explored until well into the twentieth century... |
Kimberley | 47,960 | (2009–10) | http://www.tanami.com.au/ |
| Daisy Milano Gold Mine Daisy Milano Gold Mine The Daisy Milano Gold Mine is a gold mine located 50 km south east of Kalgoorlie at Mount Monger Station, Western Australia.It is currently owned by Silver Lake Resources. Silver Lake reopened the mine in December 2007... |
Silverlake Resources | Kalgoorlie | Goldfields-Esperance | 66,671 | (2009–10) | http://www.silverlakeresources.com.au/index |
| Darlot-Centenary Gold Mine Darlot-Centenary Gold Mine The Darlot-Centenary Gold Mine is a gold mine located 58 km east of Leinster, Western Australia.It is operated by Barrick Gold and, since the beginning of 2008, part of its Yilgarn South operation, which consists of Darlot, the Lawlers Gold Mine and the Granny Smith Gold Mine... |
Barrick Gold Barrick Gold Barrick Gold Corporation is the largest pure gold mining company in the world, with its headquarters in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; and four regional business units located in Australia, Africa, North America and South America... |
Leonora Leonora, Western Australia Leonora is a town in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia, located northeast of the state capital, Perth, and north of the city of Kalgoorlie. At the 2006 census, Leonora had a population of 401, about a third of whom are of Aboriginal descent. The area is extremely arid, with a... |
Goldfields-Esperance | 352,000 | (2009) | http://www.barrick.com/Home/default.aspx |
| Edna May Gold Mine Edna May Gold Mine The Edna May Gold Mine is a gold mine located at Westonia, Western Australia.It is operated by Catalpa Resources. The mine, planned to be in full production by the end of July 2010, is scheduled to produce in excess of 100,000 ounces of gold per annum... |
Catalpa Resources | Westonia Westonia, Western Australia Westonia is a small town located in the Eastern Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, 10 kilometres north of the Great Eastern Highway. It is the main town in the Shire of Westonia.-History:... |
Wheatbelt | none | (2009–10) | http://www.westoniamines.com.au/default.asp |
| Frog's Leg Gold Mine Frog's Leg Gold Mine The Frog's Leg Gold Mine is a gold mine located 19 km west of Kalgoorlie, Western Australia.It is jointly owned by La Mancha Resources and Avoca Resources Limited .-History:... |
La Mancha Resources (51%) Avoca Resources Limited Avoca Resources Limited Avoca Resources Limited was an Australian gold mining company, based in Perth, Western Australia. It merged in with Anatolia Minerals Development Limited in 2011 to form Alacer Gold.... (49%) |
Kalgoorlie | Goldfields-Esperance | 85,600 | (2008–09) | http://www.lamancharesources.com/ http://www.avocaresources.com.au/ |
| Golden Grove Mine Golden Grove Mine The Golden Grove Mine is a copper, lead, silver, zinc and gold mine located 52 km south-south-east of Yalgoo, Western Australia.It is operated by Minerals and Metals Group, which was formed after its parent company, China Minmetals, bought the mine from OZ Minerals in June 2009... |
Minerals and Metals Group Minerals and Metals Group Minerals and Metals Group is an Australian-based mining company and wholly owned subsidiary of China Minmetals. It was formed in 2009 with the purchase of most of OZ Minerals' assets by China Minmetals; these collective assets became MMG... |
Mount Magnet Mount Magnet, Western Australia Mount Magnet is an old Western Australian gold rush town. The name was chosen during exploration of the region due to an isolated hill 5 km north west of the town current townsite. This hill has an extremely high iron content and affected the compasses of explorers... |
Mid West | 47,755 | (2008) | http://www.mmg.com/ |
| Granny Smith Gold Mine Granny Smith Gold Mine The Granny Smith Gold Mine is a gold mine located 20 km south of Laverton, Western Australia near Mount Weld.It is operated by Barrick Gold and, since the beginning of 2008, part of its Yilgarn South operation, which consists of Granny Smith, the Lawlers Gold Mine and the Darlot-Centenary Gold... |
Barrick Gold Barrick Gold Barrick Gold Corporation is the largest pure gold mining company in the world, with its headquarters in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; and four regional business units located in Australia, Africa, North America and South America... |
Laverton Laverton There is more than one place named Laverton:In Australia:*Laverton, Victoria is a suburb of Melbourne*Laverton, Western Australia is a shire and townIn the United Kingdom*Laverton, Gloucestershire*Laverton, North Yorkshire*Laverton, Somerset... |
Goldfields-Esperance | 352,000 | (2009) | http://www.barrick.com/Home/default.aspx |
| Gwalia Gold Mine Gwalia Gold Mine The Gwalia Gold Mine is located at Gwalia, a few kilometres south of Leonora, Western Australia. It was originally established by Welsh miners in the late 19th century and Herbert Hoover, the later President of the United States, served as the mine manager in its early days from May to November... |
St Barbara Limited | Leonora Leonora -People:*Leonora , a feminine given name*Leonora of Castile *Leonora of England*John Leonora, research scientist, Loma Linda University-Arts and entertainment:... |
Goldfields-Esperance | 82,795 | (2008–09) | http://www.stbarbara.com.au/ |
| Higginsville Gold Mine Higginsville Gold Mine The Higginsville Gold Mine is a gold mine located near Higginsville, 45 km north of Norseman, Western Australia.It is currently owned by Avoca Resources Limited. Avoca has made headlines in 2009 when it became engaged in a bitter dispute with Ramelius Resources over conflicting takeover bids... |
Avoca Resources Limited | Higginsville Higginsville, Western Australia Higginsville is the name of an abandoned town in the Goldfields-Esperance Region of Western Australia. At the 2006 census, Higginsville had a population of 64.... |
Goldfields-Esperance | 131,227 | (2008–09) | http://www.avocaresources.com.au/ |
| Jundee Gold Mine Jundee Gold Mine The Jundee Gold Mine is an active gold mine in Western Australia, approximately 55 km north east of the town of Wiluna, owned by Newmont Mining.-History:... |
Newmont | Wiluna Wiluna, Western Australia Wiluna is a complex town in the Mid West region of Western Australia. It is situated on the edge of the Western Desert at the gateway to the Canning Stock Route and Gunbarrel Highway. It is the service centre of the local area for the local Aboriginal people, the pastoral industry, mining, and... |
Mid West | 412,300 | (2009) | http://www.bgm.com.au/one/index.asp |
| Kalgoorlie Super Pit Gold Mine | Barrick Gold (50%) Newmont (50%) |
Kalgoorlie | Goldfields-Esperance | 690,000 | (2009) | http://www.barrick.com/Home/default.aspx http://www.bgm.com.au/one/index.asp |
| Kanowna Belle Gold Mine Kanowna Belle Gold Mine The Kanowna Belle Gold Mine is a gold mine located 19 km north east of Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, near the ghost town of Kanowna.It is operated by Barrick Gold... |
Barrick Gold Barrick Gold Barrick Gold Corporation is the largest pure gold mining company in the world, with its headquarters in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; and four regional business units located in Australia, Africa, North America and South America... |
Kalgoorlie | Goldfields-Esperance | 284,000 | (2009) | http://www.barrick.com/Home/default.aspx |
| Laverton Gold Mine Laverton Gold Mine The Laverton Gold Mine is a gold mine 9 km east of Laverton, Western Australia. It is currently owned by Crescent Gold Limited and has recommenced mining in August 2009, after having been shut for just over one year... |
Crescent Gold Limited | Laverton Laverton There is more than one place named Laverton:In Australia:*Laverton, Victoria is a suburb of Melbourne*Laverton, Western Australia is a shire and townIn the United Kingdom*Laverton, Gloucestershire*Laverton, North Yorkshire*Laverton, Somerset... |
Goldfields-Esperance | 73,474 | (2009–10) | http://www.crescentgold.com/projects/laverton_gold.phtml |
| Lawlers Gold Mine Lawlers Gold Mine The Lawlers Gold Mine is a gold mine located 23 km south west of Leinster, Western Australia.It is operated by Barrick Gold and, since the beginning of 2008, part of its Yilgarn South operation, which consists of Lawlers, the Darlot-Centenary Gold Mine and the Granny Smith Gold Mine... |
Barrick Gold | Leinster Leinster Leinster is one of the Provinces of Ireland situated in the east of Ireland. It comprises the ancient Kingdoms of Mide, Osraige and Leinster. Following the Norman invasion of Ireland, the historic fifths of Leinster and Mide gradually merged, mainly due to the impact of the Pale, which straddled... |
Goldfields-Esperance | 352,000 | (2009) | http://www.barrick.com/Home/default.aspx |
| Marvel Loch Gold Mine Marvel Loch Gold Mine The Marvel Loch Gold Mine is a gold mine located at Marvel Loch, 30 km south of Southern Cross, Western Australia.It is operated by St Barbara Limited... |
St Barbara Limited | Marvel Loch Marvel Loch, Western Australia Marvel Loch is a small townsite of less than 100 people, some 401 km east of Perth, Western Australia. It is located 32 km south west of Southern Cross, along the Perth to Kalgoorlie Great Eastern Highway... |
Wheatbelt | 156,105 | (2008–09) | http://www.stbarbara.com.au/ |
| Mount Morgans Gold Mine Mount Morgans Gold Mine The Mount Morgans Gold Mine is a gold mine located 37 km west-south-west of Laverton, Western Australia.It is operated by Range River Gold, who purchased the mine from Barrick Gold in May 2009... |
Range River Gold | Laverton Laverton There is more than one place named Laverton:In Australia:*Laverton, Victoria is a suburb of Melbourne*Laverton, Western Australia is a shire and townIn the United Kingdom*Laverton, Gloucestershire*Laverton, North Yorkshire*Laverton, Somerset... |
Goldfields-Esperance | 6,088 | (2009–10) | http://www.rangeriver.com.au/ |
| Norseman Gold Mine Norseman Gold Mine The Norseman Gold Mine is a gold mine located at Norseman, Western Australia.It is operated by Norseman Gold Plc and is Australia’s longest continuously running gold mining operation... |
Norseman Gold Plc | Norseman Norseman, Western Australia Norseman is a town located in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia along the Coolgardie-Esperance Highway, east of Perth and above sea level. It is also the starting point of the Eyre Highway, and the last major town in Western Australia before the South Australian border to the... |
Goldfields-Esperance | 80,753 | (2008–09) | http://www.norsemangold.com/ |
| Paddington Gold Mine Paddington Gold Mine The Paddington Gold Mine is a gold mine located near Broad Arrow, 30 km north of Kalgoorlie, Western Australia.It is operated by Norton Gold Fields Limited, having acquired the mine from Barrick Gold on 25 August 2007 for A$45 million.... |
Norton Gold Fields Limited | Kalgoorlie | Goldfields-Esperance | 140,436 | (2009–10) | http://www.nortongoldfields.com.au/ |
| Paulsens Gold Mine Paulsens Gold Mine The Paulsens Gold Mine is a gold mine located 105 km south of Pannawonica, Western Australia, within the Pastoral lease of the Mount Stuart Station... |
Northern Star Resources | Pannawonica Pannawonica, Western Australia The town of Pannawonica is an iron-ore mining town located in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, near the Robe River, about 200 km south-west from Karratha... |
Pilbara | 75,089 | (2009) | http://www.nsrltd.com/ |
| Plutonic Gold Mine Plutonic Gold Mine The Plutonic Gold Mine is a gold mine located 82 km east north east of Peak Hill, Western Australia.It is operated by Barrick Gold and located at the Plutonic Well Greenstone Belt.-History:... |
Barrick Gold Barrick Gold Barrick Gold Corporation is the largest pure gold mining company in the world, with its headquarters in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; and four regional business units located in Australia, Africa, North America and South America... |
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.... |
Mid West | 144,000 | (2009) | http://www.barrick.com/Home/default.aspx |
| Randalls Gold Mine Randalls Gold Mine The Randalls Gold Mine is a gold mine, recently developed, located 36 km east-north-east of Kambalda, Western Australia, near Mount Monger Station... |
Integra Mining Limited | Kalgoorlie | Goldfields-Esperance | 54,766 | (2010–11) | http://www.integramining.com.au/ |
| Sandstone Gold Mine Sandstone Gold Mine The Sandstone Gold Mine is a gold mine located 6 km south east of Sandstone, Western Australia.It is currently owned by Troy Resources NL... |
Troy Resources NL | Sandstone Sandstone, Western Australia Sandstone is a small town located in the Mid West region of Western Australia. The town is located 157 kilometres east of Mount Magnet and 661 kilometres north of the state capital, Perth... |
Mid West | 29,885 | (2009–10) | http://www.try.com.au/ |
| South Kalgoorlie Gold Mine South Kalgoorlie Gold Mine The South Kalgoorlie Gold Mine is a gold mine located south-west of Kalgoorlie, Western Australia. The mine is sometimes also referred to as South Kal Mines - New Celebration, being a merger of the former New Celebration Gold Mine and the Jubilee Gold Mine, which were combined in 2002.It was... |
Avoca Resources Limited | Kalgoorlie | Goldfields-Esperance | 34,766 | (2008–09) | http://www.avocaresources.com.au/ |
| St Ives Gold Mine St Ives Gold Mine The St Ives Gold Mine is a gold mine located 20 km south-east of Kambalda, Western Australia. It is owned by the South African mining company Gold Fields.It is one of two mines the company operates in Australia, the other being the Agnew Gold Mine.... |
Gold Fields | Kambalda Kambalda, Western Australia Kambalda is a small mining town about 60 kilometres from the mining city of Kalgoorlie in Western Australia, within the Goldfields. It is split into two townsites 4 kilometres apart, Kambalda East and Kambalda West; and is located on the western edge of a giant salt lake, Lake Lefroy... |
Goldfields-Esperance | 428,300 | (2008–09) | http://www.goldfields.co.za/ |
| Sunrise Dam Gold Mine Sunrise Dam Gold Mine The Sunrise Dam Gold Mine is located 55 km south of Laverton, Western Australia. It is fully owned by AngloGold Ashanti. In 2007, it accounted for 11% of the company's production.The mine is currently the company's only Australian operation... |
AngloGold Ashanti AngloGold Ashanti AngloGold Ashanti Limited is a global gold mining company. It was formed in 2004 by the merger of AngloGold and the Ashanti Goldfields Corporation.AngloGold Ashanti Limited is now a global gold producer with 21 operations on four continents... |
Laverton Laverton There is more than one place named Laverton:In Australia:*Laverton, Victoria is a suburb of Melbourne*Laverton, Western Australia is a shire and townIn the United Kingdom*Laverton, Gloucestershire*Laverton, North Yorkshire*Laverton, Somerset... |
Goldfields-Esperance | 401,000 | (2009) | http://www.anglogoldashanti.com/default.htm |
| Telfer Mine Telfer Mine The Telfer Mine is a copper and gold mine located at Telfer, in the Great Sandy Desert of Western Australia. It is owned by Newcrest Mining, Australia's largest gold producer.... |
Newcrest Mining Limited | Telfer Telfer, Western Australia Telfer is a minesite in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, within the Great Sandy Desert. Telfer was previously the state's most isolated town, located north-east of the state capital Perth... |
Pilbara | 688,909 | (2009–10) | http://www.newcrest.com.au/ |
| Wattle Dam Gold Mine Wattle Dam Gold Mine The Wattle Dam Gold Mine is a gold mine located 25 km south west of Kambalda, Western Australia.It is currently owned by Ramelius Resources... |
Ramelius Resources | Kambalda | Goldfields-Esperance | 16,283 | (2008–09) | http://www.rameliusresources.com.au/ |
| White Foil Gold Mine White Foil Gold Mine The White Foil Gold Mine is a gold mine 23 km south-west of Kalgoorlie, Western Australia. It is currently owned by La Mancha Resources and has been in care and maintenance since 2003, but is scheduled to reopen in March 2010.... |
La Mancha Resources | Kalgoorlie | Goldfields-Esperance | none | (2008–09) | http://www.lamancharesources.com/ |
| Wiluna Gold Mine Wiluna Gold Mine The Wiluna Gold Mine is an active gold mine in Western Australia near the town of Wiluna. The mine was active from 1984 till its closure in 2007; when it was put into care and maintenance; and again since late 2008.... |
APEX Minerals NL | Wiluna | Mid West | 68,049 | (2010–11) | http://www.apexminerals.com/ |
List of mines in care and maintenance
This is a list of gold mines in Western Australia which are currently under care and maintenance with no specific date of reopening:| Mine | Owner | Location | Region | Production (troy ounces Troy ounce The troy ounce is a unit of imperial measure. In the present day it is most commonly used to gauge the weight of precious metals. One troy ounce is nowadays defined as exactly 0.0311034768 kg = 31.1034768 g. There are approximately 32.1507466 troy oz in 1 kg... ) |
Period | Source |
| Bluebird Gold Mine Bluebird Gold Mine The Bluebird Gold Mine is a gold mine located 15 km south-south-west of Meekatharra, Western Australia.The mine was owned by Mercator Gold PLC, who placed it on care and maintenance after the company went into administration in October 2008. In January 2011, the mine was sold to Australian... |
Reed Resources | Meekatharra | Mid-West | 32,145 | (2007–08) | http://www.reedresources.com/ |
| Burnakura Gold Mine Burnakura Gold Mine 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... |
ATW Gold Corporation | Meekatharra | Mid-West | 2,641 | (2009) | http://www.atwgold.com/projects/burnakura_mine/ |
| Davyhurst Gold Mine Davyhurst Gold Mine The Davyhurst Gold Mine is a gold mine located 53 km south-west of Menzies, Western Australia, near Davyhurst.The mine was recently acquired by Swan Gold Mining Limited, having formerly been owned by Monarch Gold Mining Company Ltd, and went on care and maintenance shortly before Monarch went... |
Swan Gold Mining | Davyhurst Davyhurst, Western Australia Davyhurst is a Goldfields town that is situated south west of Menzies, Western Australia and is approximately northwest of Kalgoorlie. The proposed townsite was initially declared "Davyston" in 1900, Also known as Mace's Find and Davyton. Warden Owen of Menzies advised the Department the town was... |
Goldfields-Esperance | 18,392 | (2007–08) | http://www.swangoldmining.com.au/ |
| Fortnum Gold Mine | Grosvenor Gold Pty Limited | Peak Hill Peak Hill, Western Australia Peak Hill is the name of a goldfield, locality and the site of a gold mining ghost town in the Murchison Region of Western Australia. The gold mine covers 2,162 hectares and consists of four open-cut mines, titled Main, Jubilee, Fiveways and Harmony.... |
Mid West | 25,000 | (2006–07) | |
| Gidgee Gold Mine Gidgee Gold Mine The Gidgee Gold Mine is a gold mine in Western Australia, 82 km north of the town of Sandstone. The mine was, until recently, owned by APEX Minerals NL, but purchased by Panoramic Resources in February 2011. The mine is currently in care and maintenance.... |
Panoramic Resources | Sandstone | Mid West | 42,000 | (2004) | http://www.panoramicresources.com |
| Gullewa Gold Mine | ATW Gold Corporation | Wurarga | Mid-West | http://www.atwgold.com/projects/gullewa/ | ||
| Hill 50 Gold Mine Hill 50 Gold Mine The Hill 50 Gold Mine is a gold mine located 4 km north-west of Mount Magnet, Western Australia. The mine was, until July 2010, owned by Harmony Gold and had been placed in care and maintenance since 2007... |
Ramelius Resources | Mount Magnet | Mid West | 224,797 | (2007) | http://www.rameliusresources.com.au/company_overview.8.html |
| Indee Gold Mine Indee Gold Mine The Indee Gold Mine is a gold mine located 37 km east of Whim Creek, Western Australia. The mine is owned by Range River Gold. The mine has been placed in care and maintenance since October 2008... |
Range River Gold | Port Hedland Port Hedland, Western Australia Port Hedland is the highest tonnage port in Australia and largest town in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, with a population of approximately 14,000 .... |
Pilbara | 1,022 | (2008–09) | http://www.rangeriver.com.au/ |
| Kirkalocka Gold Mine Kirkalocka Gold Mine The Kirkalocka Gold Mine is a gold mine located 70 km south of Mount Magnet, Western Australia. The mine is owned by Mount Magnet South NL, who purchased it from Equigold Limited in April 2008, and is currently in care and maintenance.... |
Mount Magnet South NL | Mount Magnet | Mid West | 9,400 | (2008) | http://www.mountmagnet.com.au/IRM/content/home.html |
| Mandilla Gold Mine | Anglo Australian Resources NL | Kambalda | Goldfields-Esperance | 20,619 | (2006–07) | http://www.anglo.com.au/mandilla.asp |
| Minjar Gold Mine | Golden Stallion Resources | Yalgoo | Mid West | http://www.goldenstallion.com.au/ | ||
| Mount Gibson Gold Mine | Legend Mining Limited | Paynes Find Paynes Find, Western Australia Paynes Find is a former gold rush settlement approximately northeast of Perth in the Mid West region of Western Australia. It is reachable by the Great Northern Highway. Only a roadhouse, which serves as a fuel stop, and a few other buildings remain today. The area is renowned for its... |
Mid West | http://www.legmin.com.au/mtgibson.html | ||
| Mount Ida Gold Mine Mount Ida Gold Mine The Mount Ida Gold Mine is a gold mine located 86 km north-west of Menzies, Western Australia.The mine was recently acquired by Swan Gold Mining Limited, having formerly been owned by Monarch Gold Mining Company Ltd, and went on care and maintenance when Monarch went into administration in... |
Swan Gold Mining | Menzies Menzies, Western Australia Menzies is a town located in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia, east-northeast of the state capital, Perth, and north-northwest of the city of Kalgoorlie... |
Goldfields-Esperance | 1,646 | (2007–08) | http://www.swangoldmining.com.au/ |
| Tarmoola Gold Mine Tarmoola Gold Mine The Tarmoola Gold Mine is a gold mine located 29 km north-west of Leonora, Western Australia. The mine has been placed in care and maintenance since September 2004, when a pit wall failure forced its closure.It is owned by St Barbara Limited... |
St Barbara Limited | Leonora | Goldfields-Esperance | inactive | (2008–09) | http://www.stbarbara.com.au/ |
| Thunderbox Gold Mine Thunderbox Gold Mine The Thunderbox Gold Mine is a gold mine 41 km south-east of Leinster, Western Australia. It is currently owned by Norilsk Nickel and has been in care and maintenance since 2007.Norilsk acquired the mine in June 2007, when it took over Lionore Mining.... |
Norilsk Nickel | Leinster | Goldfields-Esperance | http://www.nornik.ru/en/our_products/norilsknickelaustralia/ | ||
| Youanmi Gold Mine Youanmi Gold Mine The Youanmi Gold Mine is a gold mine 82 km south-south-west of the town of Sandstone. It is near the abandoned town of Youanmi, in the Murchison Region of Western Australia.... |
APEX Minerals NL | Youanmi Youanmi, Western Australia Youanmi is the name of an abandoned town in the Murchison Region of Western Australia.The town was gazetted in 1910 but abandoned in 1942, after the local gold mine was closed.-History:... |
Mid West | http://www.apexminerals.com/ | ||
List of advanced mining projects
This is a list of gold mine projects in Western Australia which are currently in an advanced state of planning or construction:| Mine | Owner | Location | Region | Future production (troy ounces per annum Troy ounce The troy ounce is a unit of imperial measure. In the present day it is most commonly used to gauge the weight of precious metals. One troy ounce is nowadays defined as exactly 0.0311034768 kg = 31.1034768 g. There are approximately 32.1507466 troy oz in 1 kg... ) |
Start | Source |
| Duketon Gold Mine | Regis Resources Limited | Laverton | Goldfields-Esperance | 110,000 - 145,000 | 2010 | http://www.regisresources.com/page.aspx?IDDataTreeMenu=57&parent_0=57 |
| Fortitude Gold Mine | Midas Resources Limited | Laverton | Goldfields-Esperance | http://www.midasresources.com.au/ | ||
| Tropicana Gold Mine Tropicana Gold Mine The Tropicana Gold Mine project is located 330 km northeast of Kalgoorlie, Western Australia. Since 2001, it is jointly owned by AngloGold Ashanti and Independence Group NL .The Tropicana tenement consists of 12,500 km2 of land... |
AngloGold Ashanti (70%) Independence Group NL (30%) |
Great Victoria Desert Great Victoria Desert The Great Victoria Desert is a barren and sparsely populated desert area of southern Australia.-Location and description:The Great Victoria is the biggest desert in Australia and consists of many small sandhills, grassland plains, areas with a closely packed surface of pebbles and salt lakes... |
Goldfields-Esperance | 350,000 - 400,000 | 2013 | http://www.anglogoldashanti.com/default.htm |
See also
- Gold mining in Western AustraliaGold mining in Western AustraliaGold mining in Western Australia is the fourth largest commodity sector in Western Australia, behind iron ore, crude oil and LNG, with a value of A$5.2 billion....
- Regions of Western AustraliaRegions of Western AustraliaRegionalisations of Western Australia are systems by which Western Australia is divided into distinct geographic regions. The most commonly known regionalisation is the governmental division of the state into regions for economic development purposes, of which there are nine.Other regionalisations...
- Mineral fields of Western AustraliaMineral fields of Western AustraliaWestern Australian Mining is administered in terms of the administrative divisions of the:-* Gold or Mineral Field* Goldfield DistrictThere have also been various hierarchies of State Mining Engineer Inspectorate areas, as well as Mining Registrars Offices and areas.-List of fields:The following...
Sources
- Department of Mines and PetroleumDepartment of Mines and PetroleumThe Department of Mines and Petroleum is a department of the Government of Western Australia. The department was formed on 1 January 2009, out of the former Department of Industry and Resources and Department of Consumer and Employment Protection, which were split into three new departments, the...
: Western Australian Mineral and Petroleum Statistics Digest 2008 - Department of Mines and PetroleumDepartment of Mines and PetroleumThe Department of Mines and Petroleum is a department of the Government of Western Australia. The department was formed on 1 January 2009, out of the former Department of Industry and Resources and Department of Consumer and Employment Protection, which were split into three new departments, the...
: Western Australian Mineral and Petroleum Statistics Digest 2008-09
External links
- Department of Mines and Petroleum website
- Goldoz.com.au List of Gold mines
- MINEDEX website