Cowal
The Cowal mine is located in Central New South Wales, Australia, approximately 32 kilometres north of West Wyalong and approximately 350 kilometres west of Sydney. Cowal is an open pit operation, mined by a fleet of dump trucks, excavators and ancillary equipment.
In 2010, Cowal produced 298,000 ounces of gold at total cash costs of $581 per ounce1. Proven and probable mineral reserves as of December 31, 2010 was 2.5 million ounces of gold2.
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