List of active gold mines in Western Australia
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{{Use Australian English|date=June 2015}}
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{{main|Gold mining in Western Australia}}
{{Infobox mining
| name = List of active gold mines in Western Australia
| image = Tigris-Australia location Western Australia.svg
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| caption = Position of Western Australia within Australia
| subdivision_type = State
| state/province = Western Australia
| country = Australia
| authority = Department of Mines and Petroleum
| official website = http://www.dmp.wa.gov.au/index.aspx
| commodity = Gold
| production = {{increase}} 6.9 million troy ounces (214 tonnes)
| value = {{Increase}} A$17 billion
| employees = {{Increase}} 36,087
| year = 2021–22[http://www.dmp.wa.gov.au/Documents/About-Us-Careers/Stats_Digest_2021-22.pdf Western Australian Mineral and Petroleum Statistics Digest 2021-22] Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety, accessed: 23 March 2023
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In the state of Western Australia, gold is the third largest commodity sector, 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. Western Australia, in 2021–22, produced 69 percent of all gold produced in Australia, with the country accounting for ten percent of the world's gold production in this time period.
In 2021–22, Western Australian gold mining employed 36,087 people.
During 2021–22, the gold price reached a new record peak of over US$2000 per ounce in early 2022, before settling lower again.
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List of active mines
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 minimum of 50 employees:{{cite web |url=https://www.dmp.wa.gov.au/Documents/Investors/Western_Australia_Principal_Resource_Projects-2020-21.pdf |title=Western Australia’s principal resources projects, 2020-21 |author= |date= |website=www.dmp.wa.gov.au |publisher=Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety |access-date=28 April 2022 |quote=}}{{cite web |url=https://www.dmp.wa.gov.au/Documents/Investors/Western_Australia_Principal_Resource_Projects-2021-22.pdf |title=Western Australia’s principal resources projects, 2021-22 |author= |date= |website=www.dmp.wa.gov.au |publisher=Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety |access-date=3 March 2023 |quote=}}{{cite web |url=https://www.dmp.wa.gov.au/Documents/Investors/Western_Australia_Principal_Resource_Projects-2022-23.pdf |title=Western Australia’s principal resources projects, 2022-23 |author= |date= |website=www.dmp.wa.gov.au |publisher=Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety |access-date=1 March 2024 |quote=}}
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! Mine ! Owner ! Location ! Region ! Production ! Period {{ref|A1|[1]}} ! Source |
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| Leinster | 244,900 | 2023 | {{cite web |title=Reviewed results for the year ended 31 December 2023 |url=https://www.goldfields.com/reports/q4-2024/pdf/booklet.pdf |website=Gold Fields Limited |accessdate=25 February 2024}} |
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| Kambalda | Goldfields-Esperance | 79,125 | 2022 |
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| Newmont | Peel | 745,000{{ref|A12|[12]}} | 2023 |
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| Laverton | Goldfields-Esperance | 243,246 | 2022–23 |
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| Cue | Mid-West | 203,000{{ref|A10|[10]}} | 2022–23 |
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| Goldfields-Esperance | 95,559{{ref|A3|[3]}} | 2022–23 |
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| Darlot | Goldfields-Esperance | 102,574{{ref|A16|[16]}} | 2022–23 |
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| Goldfields-Esperance | 48,023 | 2022–23 |
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| Gullewa | Mid-West | 127,069 | 2022–23 |
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| Bandya | Goldfields-Esperance | 329,000{{ref|A11|[11]}} | 2022–23 |
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| Westonia | Wheatbelt | 113,053{{ref|A7|[7]}} | 2022–23 |
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| Mid-West | 53,735 | 2022–23 |
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| Kalgoorlie | Goldfields-Esperance | 135,592{{ref|A13|[13]}} | 2022–23 |
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| Yalgoo | Mid West | 14,000{{ref|A17|[17]}} | 2023 |
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| Laverton | Goldfields-Esperance | 283,900 | 2023 |
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| Gold Road Resources (50%) | Laverton | Goldfields-Esperance | 322,000 | 2023 |
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| Leonora | Goldfields-Esperance | 138,050 | 2022–23 | {{cite web |title=St Barbara Limited 2023 Annual Report|url=https://stbarbara.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/2023.09.15-2023-annual-report.pdf |website=stbarbara.com.au |publisher=St Barbara Limited |accessdate=26 February 2024}} |
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| Goldfields-Esperance | 54,763 | 2022 |
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| 29,110 | 2022–23 |
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| Wiluna | Mid West | 320,201{{ref|A4|[4]}} | 2022–23 |
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| Kalgoorlie Consolidated Gold Mines | Kalgoorlie | Goldfields-Esperance | 432,001 | 2022–23 |
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| Newman | Pilbara | 120,014 | 2022–23 |
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| Kalgoorlie | Goldfields-Esperance | 163,679{{ref|A8|[8]}} | 2022–23 |
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| King of the Hills Gold Mine{{ref|A6|[6]}} | Leonora | Goldfields-Esperance | 102,574{{ref|A16|[16]}} | 2022–23 |
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| Kalgoorlie | Goldfields-Esperance | 135,592{{ref|A13|[13]}} | 2022–23 |
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| Undisclosed | 2022 | |
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| Mid-West | 203,000{{ref|A10|[10]}} | 2022–23 |
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| Mid-West | 127,943{{ref|A9|[9]}} | 2022–23 |
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| Goldfields-Esperance | 95,559{{ref|A3|[3]}} | 2022–23 |
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| Norseman | 24,520 | 2022–23 |
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| Kalgoorlie | Goldfields-Esperance | 177,000 | 2022 | {{cite web |title=Norton Gold Fields |url=https://www.zijinmining.com/global/program-detail-71742.htm |website=www.zijinmining.com |publisher=Zijin Mining |accessdate=26 February 2024}} |
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| Meekatharra | Mid West | 62,336 | 2022 |
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| Kookynie | Undisclosed{{ref|A15|[15]}} | 2020–21 |
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| Kambalda | Goldfields-Esperance | 371,800 | 2023 |
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| Kalgoorlie | Goldfields-Esperance | 163,679{{ref|A8|[8]}} | 2022–23 |
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| Laverton | Goldfields-Esperance | 232,000 | 2022 |
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| Newmont | Telfer | Pilbara | 349,000{{ref|A2|[2]}} | 2022–23 |
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| Leinster | Goldfields-Esperance | 159,782{{ref|A4|[4]}} | 2022–23 |
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| AngloGold Ashanti (70%) | Goldfields-Esperance | 306,000 | 2022 |
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| Kalgoorlie | Goldfields-Esperance | 135,592{{ref|A13|[13]}} | 2022–23 |
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- {{note|A1|[1]}}Some companies work on calendar year (2021) (mostly non-Australian companies), others on fiscal year (2020–21)
- {{note|A2|[2]}}Also produced 17,000 tonnes of copper and 208,000 ounces of silver in 2022–23
- {{note|A3|[3]}}Production figure is for the combined Mount Monger Operations, which consist of the Daisy Milano and Mount Belches underground and Aldiss open pit operations.
- {{note|A4|[4]}}Production figure is for the combined Bronzewing and Thunderbox mines of the Yandal Production Centre, while the Jundee Gold Mine, also part of the operation, was reported separately.
- {{note|A5|[5]}}Production at the mine temporarily resumed in 2021–22 for trial mining.
- {{note|A6|[6]}}Formerly called Tarmoola Gold Mine.
- {{note|A7|[7]}}Edna May Gold Mine operation includes the Marda & Tampia Gold Mines, from where ore is hauled to and processed at Edna May
- {{note|A8|[8]}}Production figure is for the combined Northern Star Resources Kalgoorlie Operations, which consist of the South Kalgoorlie Gold Mine and Kanowna Belle Gold Mine. The Kundana Gold Mine and the East Kundana Joint Venture (51 percent Northern Star Resources ownership) were also part of the Kalgoorlie Operations until sold in July 2021.
- {{note|A9|[9]}}Mount Magnet Gold Mine operation includes the Vivien Gold Mine, from where ore is hauled to and processed at Mount Magnet
- {{note|A10|[10]}}Combined result for the Murchison Operations consisted of the Meekatharra Gold Operation and the Cue Gold Operation. The Meekatharra Gold Operation consists of the Paddy's Flat, South Emu-Triton and Bluebird underground mines and the surface operations at Five Mile Well, Maid Marion, Albury Heath and Aladdin open pits. The Cue Gold Operation consists of the Big Bell underground mine as its primary producer, supplemented by the Comet underground mine.
- {{note|A11|[11]}}The Duketon Gold Project consists of the Duketon South Operations, comprising the Garden Well and Rosemont processing facilities, and the Duketon North Operations, comprising the Moolart Well processing facility
- {{note|A12|[12]}}Also produced 98 million pounds (44,450 tonnes) of copper in 2023
- {{note|A13|[13]}}Combined production for the Mungari Operation, which consist of the Frog's Leg Gold Mine and the White Foil Gold Mine. Additionally to this, the Kundana and East Kundana underground operations were added to the Mungari Operation in 2021
- {{note|A14|[14]}}Achieved from trial mining and subsequent treatment at the third-party Lakewood processing plant
- {{note|A15|[15]}}Ore toll-treated at the St Barbara Limited Gwalia processing plant
- {{note|A16|[16]}}Combined production figure for King of the Hills and Darlot
- {{note|A17|[17]}}The Golden Grove Mine also produced 51,500 tonnes of zinc, 18,100 tonnes of copper, 1,170 tonnes of lead and 775,000 ounces of silver in 2023
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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 an existing process plant registered on their relevant MINEDEX entry:
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! Mine ! Owner ! Location ! Region ! Production{{Clear}}(troy ounces) ! Last {{Clear}}production period {{ref|B1|[1]}} ! Source |
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| Meeka Gold Limited | Mid West | 300,000 | 2013–17 |
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| Boorara | 6,568{{ref|A14|[14]}} | 2020–21 |
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| Brightstar Resources Limited | Laverton | 14,287 | 2010–11 |
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| Wiluna | Mid West | 48,792 | July - December 2012 |
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| Goldfields-Esperance | 2,078 {{ref|A5|[5]}} | 2021–22 |
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| Monument Mining | Mid West | 2,641 | 2009 |
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| Focus Minerals | 58,629 | 2012–13 |
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| 30,216 | 2012–13 |
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| Mid-West | 71,153 | 2021–22 |
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| Mid-West | 32,285{{ref|B2|[2]}} | 2021–22 |
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| Horizon Gold | Mid West | 42,000 | 2004 |
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| De Grey Mining | Pilbara | | 2008 | |
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| Adaman Resources | Mid West | | | |
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| Focus Minerals | Laverton | 81,191 | 2012–13 |
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| Gold Fields | Leinster | | 2013 | |
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| Red Dirt Metals | 1,646 | 2007–08 |
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| Goldfields-Esperance | 90,809 | 2021–22 |
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| 23,712 | 2022–23 |
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| Pilbara | 39,125 | 2022 |
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| Pilbara | 22,436 | 2017–18 |
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| Laverton | Goldfields-Esperance | 7,063 | 2019–20 | {{cite web |title=Interim Financial Report 31 December 2019 |url=https://www.matsa.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Matsa-half-year-31-Dec-2019-Signed-1.pdf |publisher=Matsa Resources |accessdate=10 August 2020 |location=Perth, WA |date=16 March 2020}}{{cite web |title=Quarterly Activities Report – 30th June 2020 |url=https://www.matsa.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/30-June-2020-Quarterly-Report-5B.pdf |publisher=Matsa Resources |accessdate=10 August 2020 |location=Perth, WA |date=30 July 2020}} |
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| Aurumin Limited | Mid West | 29,885 | 2009–10 |
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| Maximus Resources | Kambalda | | 2012 | |
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| Wiluna | Mid West | 41,986 | 2021–22 |
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| Rox Resources (70%){{Clear}}Venus Metals Corporation (30%) | Youanmi | Mid West | | 1997 | |
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- {{note|B1|[1]}} Some companies work on Calendar year (2022) (mostly non-Australian companies), others on Fiscal year (2021–22)
- {{note|B2|[2]}} The DeGrussa Mine also produced 67,740 tonnes of copper. The mine was placed into care and maintenance in late 2022
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See also
{{Commons category|Gold mines in Western Australia}}
References
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External links
- [https://portal.ga.gov.au/persona/minesatlas Australian Mines Atlas]
- [https://www.dmirs.wa.gov.au/ Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety]
- [https://minedex.dmirs.wa.gov.au/Web/home MINEDEX website] Database of the Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety
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