Kalgoorlie
The Kalgoorlie operation consists primarily of the Super Pit open-pit mine, located along the Golden Mile ore bodies which were previously mined from underground. The large open-pit mine is located adjacent to the town of Kalgoorlie approximately 550 kilometres east of Perth, Western Australia. Barrick holds a 50% interest with Newmont Mining Corporation holding the remaining 50% interest.
Kalgoorlie is an open-pit, truck-and-loader operation. Ore is treated at the Fimiston mill, with the resulting sulphide concentrates then roasted and leached at the Gidji roaster, located approximately 20 kilometres north of the main Kalgoorlie operations. Gold-laden carbon from the Gidji roaster is also processed at the Fimiston mill. Concentrates that cannot be processed by the roaster is treated by two ultra-fine grinding mills.
In 2010, Barrick's share of production was about 394,000 ounces of gold at total cash costs of $547 per ounce1. The Company’s share of proven and probable mineral reserves as of December 31, 2010 was 3.8 million ounces of gold2.
Read more about Kalgoorlie in Barrick's responsible mining magazine Beyond Borders.
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