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
- Mount Boppy Gold Mine
- Mount Drysdale Mine
- Northparkes
- Occidental Mine / New Occidental Mine
- Peak Mines
- Tomingley
- Cowal
- Hera
Queensland
- Cracow
- Ernest Henry mine
- Kidston Gold Mine
- Mount Morgan Mine
- Pajingo
- Mt Carlton
- Ravenswood Gold
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 | BHP | West of Lake Torrens | Far North | ~4.25Mtpa | 2019–present | [1] |
Challenger | Barton Gold | Northwest of Tarcoola | Far North | ~1.2Moz | 2001–2018 | Under care and maintenance[1] [2][3] |
Hillside | Rex Minerals | South of Ardrossan | Yorke Peninsula | 0 | Proposed | [4] |
Olympic Dam | BHP | North of Woomera | Far North | 1998–present | [5] | |
Perseverance | Barton Gold | Tarcoola | Far North | 2017-2018 | [6] | |
Prominent Hill | BHP | Far North | 2009–present | [7] | ||
Bird-in-Hand mine | Terramin Australia Ltd | Woodside | Adelaide Hills | 1880–1889 | Application to reopen mine in 2019[2] |
Tasmania
- Henty Gold Mine
- Mount Dundas (Tasmania)
- Mount Jukes Mine sites
- Mount Read (Tasmania)
- Beaconsfield Gold Mine
Victoria
- A1 gold mine
- Ballarat gold mine
- Central Deborah gold mine
- Costerfield Gold Mine
- Fosterville Gold Mine
- Stawell Gold Mine
Western Australia
Mine | Owner | Location | Region | Production (troy ounces) | Period [1] | Source |
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Agnew Gold Mine | Gold Fields | Leinster | Goldfields-Esperance | 192,100 | (2008–09) | [8] |
Bellevue Gold Mine | Bellevue Gold | Leinster | Mid West | none | (2023) | [9] |
Beta Hunt Mine | RNC Minerals | Kambalda | Goldfields-Esperance | 50,311 | FY 2017-18 | [3] |
Boddington Gold Mine | Newmont | Boddington | Peel | 745,000 | (2023) [2] | [10] |
BrightStar Gold Mine | A1 Minerals Limited | Laverton | Goldfields-Esperance | 14,287 | (2010–11) [10] | [11] |
Bronzewing Gold Mine | Navigator Resources Limited | Wiluna | Mid West | 75,423 | (2010–11) [13] | [12] |
Burbanks Gold Mine | Barra Resources Limited | Coolgardie | Goldfields-Esperance | 17,840 | (2006–07) [3] | [13] |
Carosue Dam Gold Mine | Saracen Mineral Holdings | Laverton | Goldfields-Esperance | 111,163 | (2010–11) [5] | [14] |
Coolgardie Gold Mine | Focus Minerals Limited | Coolgardie | Goldfields-Esperance | 72,832 | (2010–11) | [15] |
Coyote Gold Mine | Tanami Gold NL | Tanami Desert | Kimberley | 47,960 | (2009–10) [6] | [16] |
Daisy Milano Gold Mine | Silverlake Resources | Kalgoorlie | Goldfields-Esperance | 66,671 | (2009–10) | [17] |
Darlot-Centenary Gold Mine | Red 5 Ltd | Leonora | Goldfields-Esperance | 352,000 | (2009) [7] | [18] |
Edna May Gold Mine | Catalpa Resources | Westonia | Wheatbelt | none | (2009–10) | [19] |
Frog's Leg Gold Mine | La Mancha Resources (51%) Avoca Resources Limited (49%) | Kalgoorlie | Goldfields-Esperance | 85,600 | (2008–09) [8] | [20] [21] |
Golden Grove Mine | Minerals and Metals Group | Mount Magnet | Mid West | 47,755 | (2008) [9] | [22] |
Granny Smith Gold Mine | Gold Fields | Laverton | Goldfields-Esperance | 352,000 | (2009) [7] | [23] |
Gwalia Gold Mine | St Barbara Limited | Leonora | Goldfields-Esperance | 82,795 | (2008–09) | [24] |
Higginsville Gold Mine | Avoca Resources Limited | Higginsville | Goldfields-Esperance | 131,227 | (2008–09) | [25] |
Jundee Gold Mine | Newmont | Wiluna | Mid West | 412,300 | (2009) | [26] |
Kalgoorlie Super Pit Gold Mine | Northern Star Resources (50%) Saracen Mineral (50%) | Kalgoorlie | Goldfields-Esperance | 690,000 | (2009) | [27] [28] |
Kanowna Belle Gold Mine | Barrick Gold | Kalgoorlie | Goldfields-Esperance | 284,000 | (2009) | [29] |
Laverton Gold Mine | Crescent Gold Limited | Laverton | Goldfields-Esperance | 73,474 | (2009–10) [11] | [30] |
Lawlers Gold Mine | Gold Fields | Leinster | Goldfields-Esperance | 352,000 | (2009) [7] | [31] |
Marvel Loch Gold Mine | St Barbara Limited | Marvel Loch | Wheatbelt | 156,105 | (2008–09) | [32] |
Mount Morgans Gold Mine | Range River Gold | Laverton | Goldfields-Esperance | 6,088 | (2009–10) [4] | [33] |
Norseman Gold Mine | Norseman Gold Plc | Norseman | Goldfields-Esperance | 80,753 | (2008–09) | [34] |
Paddington Gold Mine | Norton Gold Fields Limited | Kalgoorlie | Goldfields-Esperance | 140,436 | (2009–10) | [35] |
Paulsens Gold Mine | Northern Star Resources | Pannawonica | Pilbara | 75,089 | (2009) | [36] |
Plutonic Gold Mine | Northern Star Resources Ltd. | Meekatharra | Mid West | 144,000 | (2009) | [37] |
Randalls Gold Mine | Integra Mining Limited | Kalgoorlie | Goldfields-Esperance | 54,766 | (2010–11) [14] | [38] |
Sandstone Gold Mine | Troy Resources NL | Sandstone | Mid West | 29,885 | (2009–10) | [39] |
South Kalgoorlie Gold Mine | Avoca Resources Limited | Kalgoorlie | Goldfields-Esperance | 34,766 | (2008–09) [8] | [40] |
St Ives Gold Mine | Gold Fields | Kambalda | Goldfields-Esperance | 428,300 | (2008–09) | [41] |
Sunrise Dam Gold Mine | AngloGold Ashanti | Laverton | Goldfields-Esperance | 401,000 | (2009) | [42] |
Telfer Mine | Newcrest Mining Limited | Telfer | Pilbara | 688,909 | (2009–10) | [43] |
Wattle Dam Gold Mine | Ramelius Resources | Kambalda | Goldfields-Esperance | 16,283 | (2008–09) | [44] |
White Foil Gold Mine | La Mancha Resources | Kalgoorlie | Goldfields-Esperance | none | (2008–09) [12] | [45] |
Wiluna Gold Mine | APEX Minerals NL | Wiluna | Mid West | 68,049 | (2010–11) | [46] |
See also
References
- ^ "Challenger – Barton Gold Holdings Limited". Retrieved 6 April 2024.
- ^ 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). RNC Minerals. 4 September 2018. p. 34. Retrieved 11 September 2018.