List of gold mines in Australia

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

Queensland

South Australia

MineOwnerLocationRegionProductionYears activenotes
Barossa GoldfieldsN/ANear WilliamstownAdelaide Hills778kg1868–1930s
CarrapateenaOZ MineralsWest of Lake TorrensFar NorthUnder construction since 2016
ChallengerKingsgateFar North2001–present
HillsideRex MineralsSouth of ArdrossanYorke Peninsula0Proposed
Olympic DamBHPFar North1998–present
Prominent HillOZ MineralsFar North2009–present
Bird-in-Hand mineTerramin Australia LtdWoodsideAdelaide Hills1880–1889Application to reopen mine in 2019[1]

Tasmania

Victoria

  • A1 gold mine
  • Ballarat gold mine
  • Fosterville Gold Mine
  • Stawell Gold Mine

Western Australia

Mine Owner Location Region Production
(troy ounces)
Period [1] Source
Agnew Gold Mine Gold Fields Leinster Goldfields-Esperance 192,100 (2008–09)
Beta Hunt Mine RNC Minerals Kambalda Goldfields-Esperance 50,311 FY 2017-18 [2]
Boddington Gold Mine Newmont Boddington Peel none (2009) [2]
BrightStar Gold Mine A1 Minerals Limited Laverton Goldfields-Esperance 14,287 (2010–11) [10]
Bronzewing Gold Mine Navigator Resources Limited Wiluna Mid West 75,423 (2010–11) [13]
Burbanks Gold Mine Barra Resources Limited Coolgardie Goldfields-Esperance 17,840 (2006–07) [3]
Carosue Dam Gold Mine Saracen Mineral Holdings Laverton Goldfields-Esperance 111,163 (2010–11) [5]
Coolgardie Gold Mine Focus Minerals Limited Coolgardie Goldfields-Esperance 72,832 (2010–11)
Coyote Gold Mine Tanami Gold NL Tanami Desert Kimberley 47,960 (2009–10) [6]
Daisy Milano Gold Mine Silverlake Resources Kalgoorlie Goldfields-Esperance 66,671 (2009–10)
Darlot-Centenary Gold Mine Red 5 Ltd Leonora Goldfields-Esperance 352,000 (2009) [7]
Edna May Gold Mine Catalpa Resources Westonia Wheatbelt none (2009–10)
Frog's Leg Gold Mine La Mancha Resources (51%)

Avoca Resources Limited (49%)

Kalgoorlie Goldfields-Esperance 85,600 (2008–09) [8]

Golden Grove Mine Minerals and Metals Group Mount Magnet Mid West 47,755 (2008) [9]
Granny Smith Gold Mine Gold Fields Laverton Goldfields-Esperance 352,000 (2009) [7]
Gwalia Gold Mine St Barbara Limited Leonora Goldfields-Esperance 82,795 (2008–09)
Higginsville Gold Mine Avoca Resources Limited Higginsville Goldfields-Esperance 131,227 (2008–09)
Jundee Gold Mine Newmont Wiluna Mid West 412,300 (2009)
Kalgoorlie Super Pit Gold Mine Northern Star Resources (50%)

Saracen Mineral (50%)

Kalgoorlie Goldfields-Esperance 690,000 (2009)

Kanowna Belle Gold Mine Barrick Gold Kalgoorlie Goldfields-Esperance 284,000 (2009)
Laverton Gold Mine Crescent Gold Limited Laverton Goldfields-Esperance 73,474 (2009–10) [11]
Lawlers Gold Mine Gold Fields Leinster Goldfields-Esperance 352,000 (2009) [7]
Marvel Loch Gold Mine St Barbara Limited Marvel Loch Wheatbelt 156,105 (2008–09)
Mount Morgans Gold Mine Range River Gold Laverton Goldfields-Esperance 6,088 (2009–10) [4]
Norseman Gold Mine Norseman Gold Plc Norseman Goldfields-Esperance 80,753 (2008–09)
Paddington Gold Mine Norton Gold Fields Limited Kalgoorlie Goldfields-Esperance 140,436 (2009–10)
Paulsens Gold Mine Northern Star Resources Pannawonica Pilbara 75,089 (2009)
Plutonic Gold Mine Northern Star Resources Ltd. Meekatharra Mid West 144,000 (2009)
Randalls Gold Mine Integra Mining Limited Kalgoorlie Goldfields-Esperance 54,766 (2010–11) [14]
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) [8]
St Ives Gold Mine Gold Fields Kambalda Goldfields-Esperance 428,300 (2008–09)
Sunrise Dam Gold Mine AngloGold Ashanti Laverton Goldfields-Esperance 401,000 (2009)
Telfer Mine Newcrest Mining Limited Telfer Pilbara 688,909 (2009–10)
Wattle Dam Gold Mine Ramelius Resources Kambalda Goldfields-Esperance 16,283 (2008–09)
White Foil Gold Mine La Mancha Resources Kalgoorlie Goldfields-Esperance none (2008–09) [12]
Wiluna Gold Mine APEX Minerals NL Wiluna Mid West 68,049 (2010–11)

See also

References

  1. 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.
  2. "Focused on Value Creation" (PDF). RNC Minerals. 4 September 2018. p. 34. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
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