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

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* Cadia-Ridgeway Mine
* Mount Boppy Gold Mine
* Mount Drysdale Mine
* Northparkes
* Occidental Mine / New Occidental Mine
* Peak Mines
* Tomingley
* Cowal
* Hera

## Queensland

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* Cracow
* Ernest Henry mine
* Kidston Gold Mine
* Mount Morgan Mine
* Pajingo
* Mt Carlton
* Ravenswood Gold

## South Australia

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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

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* Henty Gold Mine
* Mount Dundas (Tasmania)
* Mount Jukes Mine sites
* Mount Read (Tasmania)
* Beaconsfield Gold Mine

## Victoria

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* A1 gold mine
* Ballarat gold mine
* Central Deborah gold mine
* Costerfield Gold Mine
* Fosterville Gold Mine
* Stawell Gold Mine

## Western Australia

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Main article: Gold mining in Western Australia

Mine  | Owner  | Location  | Region  | Production
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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]

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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

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* Mining in Australia

## References

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