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The Stawell Gold Mine (SGM) is a gold mine located in the town of Stawell, Victoria. [1] The current site was established in 1981, however mining has occurred on and around the site since the town was established in the mid 19th century. The mine reaches depths of up to 1.6 Kilometers (0.99 Miles). [2]
In 2019, the project resumed. The 2019 Australian federal budget included $5 million for SUPL, [20] and in July 2019 a memorandum of understanding between Stawell Gold Mines Pty Ltd, the Northern Grampians Shire Council, and the University of Melbourne was signed [21] to build and operate the laboratory.
Stawell's historical association with gold-mining was revived when full-scale mining recommenced in 1981 with the opening of the Stawell Gold Mine. [12] The mine was closed in 2016, following pressure from environmental protection agencies, following the mines plans to turn open cut. This was followed by fear that the town would become a ghost ...
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After graduating from university in 1932 he joined the Broken Hill Proprietary Company Limited as a cadet in its Whyalla works and at the nearby Iron Knob iron-ore mine. In April 1971 McLennan was appointed Chairman and Director of Administration of BHP , positions he held until 1977 when he reached the compulsory retirement age for BHP directors.
MIM Holdings Limited was an Australian mining company created in 1970 [1] as the parent company of Mount Isa Mines Limited, which operates the Mount Isa mines in north-west Queensland. Based in Brisbane , the capital city of the Australian state of Queensland, MIM Holdings owned and/or operated coal, gold, and base metal mines in Australia and ...
This is a list of major active gold mines in Western Australia in 2022–23, according to the Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety.To qualify for the department's official list of principal mining projects an operation has to either had mineral sales valued at more than $5 million (or more than 2,500 oz of gold), or, for operations where such figures are not reported, had a ...
Returns were diminishing and the 1865-1866 drought brought this phase of full-time gold mining to an end. [12] Edward Roper, Gold diggings, Ararat, ca. 1854–58, oil on canvas, State Library of New South Wales. Between 1866 and the early 1870s there were investments in deep lead mining. None were profitable and all closed.