List of active gold mines in Western Australia

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List of active gold mines in Western Australia
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Position of Western Australia within Australia
Location
StateWestern Australia
CountryAustralia
Regulatory authority
AuthorityDepartment of Mines and Petroleum
WebsiteOfficial website
Production
CommodityGold
ProductionDecrease 7.5 million troy ounces (211 tonnes)
ValueIncrease A$11.9 billion
EmployeesIncrease 31,002
Year2018–19

This is a list of the major active gold mines in Western Australia.

Western Australia produced over 50% ($69.5 billion) of all Australian mineral and petroleum sales, which made up 88% of the state's merchandise exports in 2015-16. In 2018–19, gold was ranked third in the list of resources exported by Western Australia with regard to value, behind iron ore and petroleum, with a value of A$11.9 billion. The state produced 7.5 million troy ounces of gold, or 211 tonnes, 7% of world production. During 2018–19 the Western Australian gold mining industry directly employed 31,002 people.[1][2][3]

The average gold price was US$1263.82 (A$1772.12) per ounce.[1]

Major gold mining locations in Western Australia with Perth and Port Hedland as references

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) 		Period [1] Source
Agnew Gold Mine Gold Fields Leinster Goldfields-Esperance 237,000[5] (2015) [4]
Beta Hunt Mine Kambalda Goldfields-Esperance 50,311 FY 2017-18 [5]
Kidman Resources Coolgardie Goldfields-Esperance 5,743 (2015-2016) [6]
Boddington Gold Mine Newmont Boddington Peel 709,000[15] (2018) [7]
Westgold Meekatharra Mid-West 37,182[10] (2015–2016) [8]
Daisy Milano Gold Mine Silverlake Resources Kalgoorlie Goldfields-Esperance 72,000 (2015–2016) [9]
Darlot-Centenary Gold Mine Red 5 Darlot Goldfields-Esperance 102,012 (2018–2019) [10]
Saracen Mineral Holdings Laverton Goldfields-Esperance 11,500 (2015–2016) [11]
Silver Lake Resources Gullewa Mid-West 3,735 (Sept. 2016) [12]
Edna May Gold Mine Ramelius Resources Westonia Wheatbelt 71,028 (2015–2016) [13]
Westgold Resources Peak Hill Mid West 25,000 (2006–07) [14][15]
Frog's Leg Gold Mine Evolution Mining Kalgoorlie Goldfields-Esperance 110,000 (2014–15) [16]
Regis Resources Laverton Goldfields-Esperance 107,719 (2014-2015) [17]
Golden Grove Mine EMR Yalgoo Mid West 25,885[2] (2015-2016) [18]
Granny Smith Gold Mine Gold Fields Laverton Goldfields-Esperance 301,000 (2015) [4]
Gold Road Resources (50%)
Gold Fields (50%) 		Laverton Goldfields-Esperance 1,138[14] (2018–2019) [19]
Gwalia Gold Mine St Barbara Leonora Goldfields-Esperance 267,000 (2015–2016) [20]
Higginsville Gold Mine RNC Minerals Higginsville Goldfields-Esperance 91,371[9] (2015-2016) [8]
Hill 50 Gold Mine Ramelius Resources Mount Magnet Mid West 51,636[12] (2015–16) [21]
Jundee Gold Mine Northern Star Resources Wiluna Mid West 300,150 (2019-2020) [22]
Bardoc Gold Bardoc Goldfields-Esperance 12,828[7] (2015-2916) [23]
Super Pit gold mine Northern Star Resources Kalgoorlie Goldfields-Esperance 636,000 (2018) [7]
Kanowna Belle Gold Mine Northern Star Resources Kalgoorlie Goldfields-Esperance 95,840 (2015-2016) [24]
Karari Gold Mine Saracen Mineral Holdings Laverton Goldfields-Esperance 49,000 (2015–2016) [11]
Ramelius Resources Leinster Goldfields-Esperance 51,973[11] (2015–16) [21]
King of the Hills Gold Mine[6] Saracen Mineral Holdings Leonora Goldfields-Esperance ~12,000 (2016) [25]
Northern Star Resources (51%)
Rand Mining (12.25%)
Tribune Resources (36.75%) 		Kalgoorlie Goldfields-Esperance 210,174 (2015-2016) [24]
Lawlers Gold Mine Gold Fields Leinster Goldfields-Esperance inactive (2015) [7] [4]
Marvel Loch Gold Mine Shandong Tianye Group Marvel Loch Wheatbelt ~60,000[3] (2015) [26][27]
Shandong Tyan Home Yalgoo Mid West ~35,000 (2015) [28]
Regis Resources Laverton Goldfields-Esperance 98,742 (2014-2015) [17]
Millennium Minerals Nullagine Pilbara 95,667 (2015-2016) [29]
Paddington Gold Mine Zijin Mining Group Co Kalgoorlie Goldfields-Esperance 189,368 (2015) [30]
Paulsens Gold Mine Northern Star Resources Pannawonica Pilbara 80,742 (2015-2016) [24]
Plutonic Gold Mine Superior Gold Meekatharra Mid West 90,101 (2018) [31]
Matsa Resources Laverton Goldfields-Esperance 7,063 (2019–2020) [32][33]
Regis Resources Laverton Goldfields-Esperance 103,743 (2014-2015) [17]
St Ives Gold Mine Gold Fields Kambalda Goldfields-Esperance 372,000 (2015) [4]
Silver Lake Resources Kalgoorlie Goldfields-Esperance 50,000 (2015–2016) [9]
South Kalgoorlie Gold Mine Northern Star Resources Kalgoorlie Goldfields-Esperance 45,403[8] (2015-2016) [8]
Sunrise Dam Gold Mine AngloGold Ashanti Laverton Goldfields-Esperance 214,000 (2015-2016) [34]
Telfer Mine Newcrest Telfer Pilbara 393,164 (2019–2020) [35]
Thunderbox Gold Mine Saracen Mineral Holdings Leinster Goldfields-Esperance 31,456 (2015-2016) [11]
Tropicana Gold Mine AngloGold Ashanti (70%)
Independence Group (30%) 		Great Victoria Desert Goldfields-Esperance 448,116 (2015-2016) [36]
Genesis Minerals Butterfly Goldfields-Esperance -[13] [37]
Vivien Gold Mine Ramelius Resources Leinster Goldfields-Esperance 7,230 (2015–16) [21]
White Foil Gold Mine Evolution Mining Kalgoorlie Goldfields-Esperance 45,000 (2014–15) [16]

Notes[]

  • ^[1] Some companies work on Calendar year (2015) (mostly non-Australian companies), others on Fiscal year (2015–16)
  • ^[2] Golden Grove is a zinc-copper mine that produces bi-product gold in a gold-silver-lead-copper concentrate
  • ^[3] Cornishman and Axehandle open pits and Nevoria underground
  • ^[5] Waroonga and New Holland underground mines
  • ^[6] Formerly called Tarmoola Gold Mine
  • ^[7] Excelsior open pit at Bardoc
  • ^[8] Hampton-Boulder-Jubilee underground, Georges Reward and Cannon open pit
  • ^[9] Trident, Cowan Group and Fairplay mines
  • ^[10] Whangamata, Batavia, Jack Ryan, Callisto, Bluebird and Surprise West open pits, Paddy’s Flat underground mine
  • ^[11] Mossbecker, Yellow Aster Deeps, Yellow Aster North and Nil Desperandum open pits
  • ^[12] Perseverance, Saturn and Mars open pits
  • ^[13] November 2016 start-up
  • ^[14] June 2019 start-up
  • ^[15] Also produced 77 million pounds (34,900 tonnes) of copper (2018)

List of mines in care and maintenance[]

This is a list of gold mines in Western Australia that are currently under care and maintenance with no specific date of reopening:

Mine Owner Location Region Production
(troy ounces) 		Period [1] Source
Silver Lake Resources Meekatharra Midwest 300,000 (2013–17) [38]
BrightStar Gold Mine Stone Resources Australia Laverton Goldfields-Esperance 14,287 (2010–11) [10] [39]
Bronzewing Gold Mine Metaliko Resources Wiluna Mid West 75,423 (2010–11) [40]
Burnakura Gold Mine Monument Mining Meekatharra Mid-West 2,641 (2009) [41]
Central Norseman Norseman Gold Norseman Goldfields-Esperance 23,637 (2014-2015) [42]
Coolgardie Gold Mine Focus Minerals Coolgardie Goldfields-Esperance 72,832 (2010–11) [43]
Coyote Gold Mine Tanami Gold Tanami Desert Kimberley 47,960 (2009–10) [44]
Davyhurst Gold Mine Eastern Goldfields Limited Davyhurst Goldfields-Esperance 18,392 (2007–08) [45][46]
Gidgee Gold Mine Panoramic Resources Sandstone Mid West 42,000 (2004) [47]
Kirkalocka Gold Mine Shandong Tyan Home Co Mount Magnet Mid West 9,400 (2008) [28]
Focus Minerals Laverton Goldfields-Esperance 73,474 (2009–10) [48]
Mount Ida Gold Mine Eastern Goldfields Mount Ida Goldfields-Esperance 1,646 (2007–08) [46]

Notes[]

List of advanced mining projects[]

This is a list of gold mine projects in Western Australia that are currently in an advanced state of planning or construction:[1]

Mine Owner Location Region Future production
(troy ounces per annum) 		Start Source
Laverton Goldfields-Esperance [49]
Laverton Goldfields-Esperance [50]

See also[]

Sources[]

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