Kirkalocka Gold Mine
| Location | |
|---|---|
  Kirkalocka Gold Mine Location in Australia | |
| Location | Mount Magnet |
| State | Western Australia |
| Country | Australia |
| Coordinates | 28°40′32″S 117°45′43″E / 28.67556°S 117.76194°E |
| Production | |
| Production | active |
| History | |
| Opened | 2002 |
| Closed | n/a |
| Owner | |
| Company | Adaman resources |
| Year of acquisition | 2018 |
The Kirkalocka Gold Mine is an active gold mine located 70 km south of Mount Magnet, Western Australia. The mine has been idle since 2008.[1][2]
It was named after the nearby Kirkalocka sheep station.
History
Exploration at Kirkalocka has been carried out by a number of companies, including Sons of Gwalia, before Equigold Limited acquired the area in 2001.[2][3]
Equigold, after constructing a plant, commenced mining in September 2002. Over the next six years, the company extracted 307,621 ounces of gold from the deposit, at a grade of 1.52 g/t. Equigold finished mining in October 2005, and continued milling broken ore stockpiles until 14 August 2008.[4] The mine was placed in care and maintenance in September 2008.[2][5]
Equigold Limited sold the Kirkalocka tenements to Mount Magnet South NL in April 2008.[6] The Kirkalocka plant, with associated infrastructure, was acquired by Mount Magnet South in a separate transaction in March 2009.[7]
In November 2015, Kirkalocka was sold to Minjar Gold Pty Ltd, a subsidiary of Shandong Tyan Home Co Ltd, a company listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange.[8][9][10][11]
Production
Production of the mine:
| Year 2 | Production | Grade | Cash cost per ounce |
| 2002-03[12] | 45,375 oz | 1.64 g/t | A$359 |
| 2003-04[13] | 67,454 oz | 1.74 g/t | A$341 |
| 2004-05[14] | 59,367 oz | 1.94 g/t | A$399 |
| 2005-06[15] | 47,638 oz | 1.39 g/t | A$384 |
| 2006-07[15] | 37,472 oz | 1.07 g/t | A$432 |
| 2007-08[4][11] | 42,589 oz | 1.06 g/t | A$423 |
| 2008-09[11] | 7,726 oz | 1.26 g/t | A$292 |
References
- ^ MINEDEX website - Kirkalocka search result Archived 2008-09-11 at the Wayback Machine accessed: 31 July 2010
- ^ a b c Kirkalocka Gold Project Mount Magnet South website, accessed: 31 July 2010
- ^ The Australian Mines Handbook: 2003-2004 Edition, page: 99
- ^ a b "Half year ended 31 December 2007" (pdf), ASX Announcements, Equigold NL, 25 February 2008, retrieved 7 March 2017
- ^ "Fourth quarter production report to 31 December 2008" (pdf). ASX Announcements. Lihir Gold Limited. 18 January 2009. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
- ^ Kirkalocka site overview Lihir Gold website, accessed: 31 July 2010
- ^ Kirkalocka Plant Acquisition Mount Magnet South ASX announcement, published: 16 March 2009, accessed: 31 July 2010
- ^ "Sale of Kirkalocka Gold Project - Completion" (pdf). ASX Announcements. Mount Magnet South Limited. 17 November 2015. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
- ^ "Kirkalocka". Minjar Gold. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
- ^ "Parent company". Minjar Gold. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
- ^ a b c "Third Quarter Production Report to 30 September 2008" (pdf). ASXAnnouncements. Lihir Gold Limited. 28 October 2008. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
- ^ "Annual Report 2003" (pdf). ASX announcements. Equigold NL. 22 October 2003. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
- ^ "Annual Report 2004" (pdf). ASX Announcements. Equigold Limited. 13 October 2004. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
- ^ "Annual Report 2005" (pdf). ASX Announcements. Equigold Limited. 20 October 2005. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
- ^ a b Preliminary Final Report Equigold ASX announcement, published: 3 August 2007, accessed: 31 July 2010