Gwalia Gold Mine
The Gwalia Gold Mine is located at Gwalia, a few kilometres south of Leonora, Western Australia. It was originally established by Welsh miners in the late 19th century and Herbert Hoover, the later President of the United States, served as the mine manager in its early days from May to November 1898.
Gwalia Gold Mine c. 1921 | |
| Location | |
|---|---|
Gwalia Gold Mine Location in Western Australia | |
| Location | Gwalia |
| State | Western Australia |
| Country | Australia |
| Coordinates | 28°55′07″S 121°20′00″E |
| Production | |
| Products | Gold |
| Production | 138,050 troy ounces (4,294 kg) |
| Financial year | 2022–23 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1896 |
| Owner | |
| Company | Genesis Minerals Limited |
| Website | genesisminerals |
| Year of acquisition | July 2023 |
It is operated by Genesis Minerals Limited. The mine, with a depth of 1,600 metres (5,200 ft) in 2019, is Australia's deepest underground gold mine and the deepest trucking mine in the world, with a proposed depth of 2,300 metres (7,500 ft) by 2031. From its discovery to 2019, the mine produced 5.5 million troy ounces (170 t) of gold, at a 2019 equivalent value of A$10 billion.
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