Tag: Kalgoorlie mining

All images: Silver Lake Resources.   BY CAMERON DRUMMOND   BOOSTED by a cash balance of $87 million, junior gold producer Silver Lake Resources is poised to add a fourth mining centre, Aldiss, to its Mount Monger operations after successfully executing a three year strategy to optimise value from existing production.   Mount Monger, south of Kalgoorlie in WA, is home to a highly-endowed gold camp with multiple mines and a history of replacing reserve life. Following the major gold discoveries at Kalgoorlie in 1893, prospectors found gold 50km southeast of the town near Mount Monger in 1896. The main production period started in 1916, when several mines were developed close to the Mount Monger homestead. Some of these were...

Kalgoorlie Super Pit. Image: KCGM.   By Elizabeth Fabri   THERE is no region in Australia quite like the Goldfields. Defined by its rich history and social fabric, the province has become synonymous with gold and nickel mining, with new projects still opening each year to exploit the wealth of resources that lie beneath the surface. The late nineteenth century gold rush of the WA Goldfields is a tale that has been passed on from generation to generation, from the discovery of gold in 1892, to the 530km pipeline C.Y. O’Connor engineered in 1903 to supply water to the region. The historic region has stood the test of time and continues to be the beating heart of WA mining. “There’s...