Lawlers Gold Mine
| Location | |
|---|---|
  Lawlers Gold Mine Location in Australia | |
| Location | Leinster |
| State | Western Australia |
| Country | Australia |
| Coordinates | 28°08′S 120°54′E / 28.133°S 120.900°ECoordinates: 28°08′S 120°54′E / 28.133°S 120.900°E |
| Production | |
| Production | 352,000 [1] |
| Financial year | 2009 |
| Owner | |
| Company | Barrick Gold |
| Website | Barrick website |
| Year of acquisition | 2001 |
The Lawlers Gold Mine is a gold mine located 23 km south west of Leinster, Western Australia.
It is operated by Barrick Gold and, since the beginning of 2008, part of its Yilgarn South operation, which consists of Lawlers, the Darlot-Centenary Gold Mine and the Granny Smith Gold Mine. The mine is located in the Norseman-Wiluna Greenstone Belt.[2]
History
Gold was first discovered in the region in 1892 and the town side of Lawlers, named after Patrick Lawler who found the first gold in a nearby creek, was established. Of the original town of Lawlers, only the old police station is still standing.[3]
The site, was originally owned by Plutonic Resources, a major Australian gold mining and exploration company.[4][5] Homestake Mining Company purchased Plutonic in April 1998 for more than $1.0 billion,[6] and, in turn, Homestake was acquiered by Barrick Gold at the end of 2001.[7]
Ore at Lawlers is mined in an underground operation.[2]
In June 2009, Lawlers has been certified as fully compliant with the International Cyanide Management Code.[8]
Production
Lawlers
| Year | Gold production |
Grade | Cost per ounce (US$/oz) |
| 2000 [9] | 101,200 ounces | 4.94 g/t | 215 |
| 2001 [9] | 104,000 ounces | 4.45 g/t | 407 |
| 2002 [10] | 113,291 ounces | 179 | |
| 2003 [11] | 99,223 ounces | 249 | |
| 2004 [11] | 110,374 ounces | 246 | |
| 2005 [12] | 131,000 ounces | 0.154 oz/t | 324 |
| 2006 [13] | 110,000 ounces | 0.129 oz/t | 494 |
| 2007 [13] | 115,000 ounces | 0.138 oz/t | 515 |
Yilgarn South
Production figures for the Yilgarn South operation, consisting of Darlot, Granny Smith and Lawlers. Yilgarn south belongs to Gold Fields now.
| Year | Gold production |
Grade oz/ton |
Cost per ounce (US$/oz) |
| 2007 [14] | 410,000 ounces | 0.117 | 486 |
| 2008 [14] | 325,000 ounces | 0.125 | 749 |
| 2009 | 352,000 ounces | 685 |
Sources
- The Australian Mines Handbook: 2003-2004 Edition, Louthean Media Pty Ltd, Editor: Ross Louthean
- Western Australian Mineral and Petroleum Statistics Digest 2008 Page 34: Principal Mineral and Petroleum Producers - Gold
References
- ↑ Combined figure for the Yilgarn South operation
- 1 2 Australia Pacific Barrick website, accessed: 1 January 2010
- ↑ GHOST TOWNS OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA gold-net.com.au, by Jim Foster, accessed: 3 January 2010
- ↑ PLUTONIC RESOURCES LIMITED (PLU) delisted.com.au, accessed: 1 January 2010
- ↑ Atlantic Gold NL website accessed: 1 January 2009
- ↑ Homestake Mining Company - History accessed: 1 January 2009
- ↑ MINEDEX website Darlot search result, accessed: 1 January 2010
- ↑ Barrick Gold Corporation's Lawlers Gold Mine Certified Under International Cyanide Management Code published: 9 June 2009, accessed: 3 January 2010
- 1 2 The Australian Mines Handbook: 2003-2004 Edition, page 10
- ↑ 2003 Fourth Quarter Report accessed: 1 January 2010
- 1 2 2004 Fourth Quarter Report accessed: 1 January 2010
- ↑ Fourth Quarter & Year-End Mine Statistics 2006 accessed: 1 January 2010
- 1 2 Fourth Quarter & Year-End Mine Statistics 2007 accessed: 1 January 2010
- 1 2 Fourth Quarter & Year-End Mine Statistics 2008 accessed: 1 January 2010