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

Mine Owner Location Region Production Years active notes
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

Victoria

Western Australia

Main article: Gold mining in Western Australia
Mine Owner Location Region Production
(troy ounces) 		Period [1] Source
Agnew Gold Mine Gold Fields Leinster Goldfields-Esperance 192,100 (2008–09) [8]
Bellevue Gold Mine Bellevue Gold Leinster Mid West none (2023) [9][3]
Beta Hunt Mine RNC Minerals Kambalda Goldfields-Esperance 50,311 FY 2017-18 [4]
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]

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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]
Tropicana Gold Mine AngloGold Ashanti (70%) Regis Resources (30%) Woop Woop Great Victoria Desert 310,000 (2023) [44]
Wattle Dam Gold Mine Ramelius Resources Kambalda Goldfields-Esperance 16,283 (2008–09) [45]
White Foil Gold Mine La Mancha Resources Kalgoorlie Goldfields-Esperance none (2008–09) [12] [46]
Wiluna Gold Mine APEX Minerals NL Wiluna Mid West 68,049 (2010–11) [47]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Challenger – Barton Gold Holdings Limited". Retrieved 6 April 2024.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Hill, Joshua S. (20 January 2026). "Remote gold mine sources 88 pct of its power needs in last quarter from wind, solar and battery". Renew Economy. four wind turbines with a combined capacity of 24 MW, a 27 MW solar farm, a battery energy storage system (BESS) of 15 MW/33-megawatt-hours (MWh), as well as 24 MW of thermal generation. more than 100 days of "engine off"
  4. ^ "Focused on Value Creation" (PDF). RNC Minerals. 4 September 2018. p. 34. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
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