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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 ...
Randalls Gold Mine: Integra Mining Limited: Kalgoorlie: Goldfields-Esperance: 54,766 (2010–11) Sandstone Gold Mine: Troy Resources NL: Sandstone: Mid West 29,885 (2009–10) South Kalgoorlie Gold Mine: Avoca Resources Limited Kalgoorlie: Goldfields-Esperance: 34,766 (2008–09) St Ives Gold Mine: Gold Fields Kambalda: Goldfields-Esperance ...
The mine subsequently became part of the company's Kalgoorlie Operations, which consist of the South Kalgoorlie mine, the Kanowna Belle Gold Mine, the Kundana Gold Mine and the East Kundana Joint Venture (51 percent Northern Star Resources owned). At this point, mining at the South Kalgoorlie mine was carried out exclusively underground. [24]
The Fimiston Open Pit was eventually created in 1989 by Kalgoorlie Consolidated Gold Mines, a 50:50 corporate joint venture between Homestake Gold of Australia and Gold Mines of Kalgoorlie (a Normandy Mining subsidiary). [4] [5] Barrick Gold acquired its share of the mine in December 2001, when it took over Homestake Mining Company.
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.
In July 2010, it became a gold miner with the purchase of Paulsens Gold Mine. [4] In October 2020, a merger between NSR and Saracen Metal Holdings, its joint venture partner in the Super Pit gold mine, was proposed. The merger was completed in February 2021 when Saracen was de-listed from the Australian Securities Exchange. [5] [6]
The Tropicana Gold Mine is located 330 km northeast of Kalgoorlie, Western Australia. [2] Since 2002, it has been jointly owned by AngloGold Ashanti (70% – manager) and Regis Resources (30%). [3] The Tropicana tenements cover 12,500 km 2 of crown land. [4] It is located at the junction of the Yilgarn Craton and the Fraser Range Mobile Belt. [5]
Gold mines in the Kalgoorlie region. The gold deposit was discovered in 1989 by Delta Gold NL and Geopeko Gold and construction begun in 1992, with mining in open pit operation starting in 1993. [5] The mine was officially opened by Western Australian Premier Richard Court on 19 November 1993. [6]