Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Kalgoorlie Super Pit Gold Mine: Northern Star Resources (50%) Saracen Mineral (50%) Kalgoorlie: Goldfields-Esperance: 690,000 (2009) Kanowna Belle Gold Mine: Barrick Gold: Kalgoorlie: Goldfields-Esperance: 284,000 (2009) Laverton Gold Mine: Crescent Gold Limited: Laverton: Goldfields-Esperance: 73,474 (2009–10) Lawlers Gold Mine: Gold Fields ...
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 ...
The following list is of the current Gold (G.F.) or Mineral (M.F.) Fields in the state [1] The prefix code number is that which is found on maps of the Mineral Fields of the state. Areas are in square kilometres and Gazetted dates are from a 1981 publication. [2] The three areas outside proclaimed Gold Fields are listed below the table: -
Sometimes West Australian Goldfields, even the goldfields or Eastern Goldfields is a term that has been used to either identify the region surrounding Kalgoorlie-Boulder within the current broader designated region of Goldfields-Esperance in Western Australia.
Kambalda is a small mining town about 60 kilometres (37 mi) from the Kalgoorlie in Western Australia, within the Goldfields.It is split into two townsites 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) apart, Kambalda East and Kambalda West; and is located on the western edge of a giant salt lake, Lake Lefroy.
Surrounding the town are remnants of old gold mining operations, and to the north-east are significant Aboriginal sites being preserved jointly by the local community and the Western Australian Museum. Its history is sustained through the Wirnda Barna Arts Centre, [4] and the Mount Magnet Mining and Pastoral Museum. [citation needed]
Gold mining in Western Australia is the third largest commodity sector in Western Australia (WA), behind iron ore and LNG, with a value of A$17 billion in 2021–22.The 6.9 million troy ounces (214 tonnes) sold during this time period was the highest amount in 20 years and accounted for almost 70 percent of all gold sold in Australia.
Gold was first discovered in Cracow in 1875 by itinerant fossickers and a further discovery of a nugget was made by an Aboriginal stockman, Johnny Nipps in 1916. In 1931, the Golden Plateau mine was established and it operated continuously until 1976. [12] As of 1977, 19,910 kilograms (43,890 lb) of gold had been extracted from the mine. [13]