List of gold mines in Australia
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This list of gold mines in Australia is subsidiary to the list of mines article and lists working, defunct and planned mines in the country organised by state.
New South Wales[]
- Cadia-Ridgeway Mine
- Northparkes
- Peak Mines
- Tomingley
- Cowal
- Hera
Queensland[]
- Mount Morgan Mine
- Cracow, Queensland
- Mt Carlton, Queensland
South Australia[]
Mine | Owner | Location | Region | Production | Years active | notes |
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Barossa Goldfields | N/A | Near Williamstown | Adelaide Hills | 778kg | 1868–1930s | |
Carrapateena | OZ Minerals | West of Lake Torrens | Far North | Under construction since 2016 | ||
Challenger | Far North | 2001–present | [1] | |||
Hillside | South of Ardrossan | Yorke Peninsula | 0 | Proposed | ||
Olympic Dam | BHP | Far North | 1998–present | |||
Prominent Hill | OZ Minerals | Far North | 2009–present | |||
Bird-in-Hand mine | Woodside | Adelaide Hills | 1880–1889 | Application to reopen mine in 2019[1] |
Tasmania[]
- Henty Gold Mine
- Mount Dundas (Tasmania)
- Mount Jukes Mine sites
- Mount Read (Tasmania)
- Beaconsfield Gold Mine
Victoria[]
Western Australia[]
Mine | Owner | Location | Region | Production (troy ounces) |
Period [1] | Source |
Agnew Gold Mine | Gold Fields | Leinster | Goldfields-Esperance | 192,100 | (2008–09) | [2] |
Beta Hunt Mine | Kambalda | Goldfields-Esperance | 50,311 | FY 2017-18 | [2] | |
Boddington Gold Mine | Newmont | Boddington | Peel | none | (2009) [2] | [3] |
BrightStar Gold Mine | Laverton | Goldfields-Esperance | 14,287 | (2010–11) [10] | [4] | |
Bronzewing Gold Mine | Wiluna | Mid West | 75,423 | (2010–11) [13] | [5] | |
Burbanks Gold Mine | Coolgardie | Goldfields-Esperance | 17,840 | (2006–07) [3] | [6] | |
Carosue Dam Gold Mine | Laverton | Goldfields-Esperance | 111,163 | (2010–11) [5] | [7] | |
Coolgardie Gold Mine | Coolgardie | Goldfields-Esperance | 72,832 | (2010–11) | [8] | |
Coyote Gold Mine | Tanami Desert | Kimberley | 47,960 | (2009–10) [6] | [9] | |
Daisy Milano Gold Mine | Kalgoorlie | Goldfields-Esperance | 66,671 | (2009–10) | [10] | |
Darlot-Centenary Gold Mine | Leonora | Goldfields-Esperance | 352,000 | (2009) [7] | [11] | |
Edna May Gold Mine | Westonia | Wheatbelt | none | (2009–10) | [12] | |
Frog's Leg Gold Mine | (51%)
Avoca Resources Limited (49%) |
Kalgoorlie | Goldfields-Esperance | 85,600 | (2008–09) [8] | [13] |
Golden Grove Mine | Minerals and Metals Group | Mount Magnet | Mid West | 47,755 | (2008) [9] | [15] |
Granny Smith Gold Mine | Gold Fields | Laverton | Goldfields-Esperance | 352,000 | (2009) [7] | [16] |
Gwalia Gold Mine | St Barbara Limited | Leonora | Goldfields-Esperance | 82,795 | (2008–09) | [17] |
Higginsville Gold Mine | Avoca Resources Limited | Higginsville | Goldfields-Esperance | 131,227 | (2008–09) | [18] |
Jundee Gold Mine | Newmont | Wiluna | Mid West | 412,300 | (2009) | [19] |
Kalgoorlie Super Pit Gold Mine | Northern Star Resources (50%)
Saracen Mineral (50%) |
Kalgoorlie | Goldfields-Esperance | 690,000 | (2009) | [20] |
Kanowna Belle Gold Mine | Barrick Gold | Kalgoorlie | Goldfields-Esperance | 284,000 | (2009) | [22] |
Laverton Gold Mine | Laverton | Goldfields-Esperance | 73,474 | (2009–10) [11] | [23] | |
Lawlers Gold Mine | Gold Fields | Leinster | Goldfields-Esperance | 352,000 | (2009) [7] | [24] |
Marvel Loch Gold Mine | St Barbara Limited | Marvel Loch | Wheatbelt | 156,105 | (2008–09) | [25] |
Mount Morgans Gold Mine | Range River Gold | Laverton | Goldfields-Esperance | 6,088 | (2009–10) [4] | [26] |
Norseman Gold Mine | Norseman | Goldfields-Esperance | 80,753 | (2008–09) | [27] | |
Paddington Gold Mine | Kalgoorlie | Goldfields-Esperance | 140,436 | (2009–10) | [28] | |
Paulsens Gold Mine | Northern Star Resources | Pannawonica | Pilbara | 75,089 | (2009) | [29] |
Plutonic Gold Mine | Meekatharra | Mid West | 144,000 | (2009) | [30] | |
Randalls Gold Mine | Kalgoorlie | Goldfields-Esperance | 54,766 | (2010–11) [14] | [31] | |
Sandstone Gold Mine | Sandstone | Mid West | 29,885 | (2009–10) | [32] | |
South Kalgoorlie Gold Mine | Avoca Resources Limited | Kalgoorlie | Goldfields-Esperance | 34,766 | (2008–09) [8] | [33] |
St Ives Gold Mine | Gold Fields | Kambalda | Goldfields-Esperance | 428,300 | (2008–09) | [34] |
Sunrise Dam Gold Mine | AngloGold Ashanti | Laverton | Goldfields-Esperance | 401,000 | (2009) | [35] |
Telfer Mine | Newcrest Mining Limited | Telfer | Pilbara | 688,909 | (2009–10) | [36] |
Wattle Dam Gold Mine | Kambalda | Goldfields-Esperance | 16,283 | (2008–09) | [37] | |
White Foil Gold Mine | Kalgoorlie | Goldfields-Esperance | none | (2008–09) [12] | [38] | |
Wiluna Gold Mine | Wiluna | Mid West | 68,049 | (2010–11) | [39] |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Changarathil, Valerina (27 June 2019). "Terramin submits mining application for Adelaide Hills Bird in Hand gold mine; plan up for public scrutiny". The Advertiser. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
- ^ "Focused on Value Creation" (PDF). . 4 September 2018. p. 34. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
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