St Ives Gold Mine
The St Ives Gold Mine is a gold mine located 20 km south-east of Kambalda, Western Australia. It is owned by the South African mining company Gold Fields.[1]
| Location | |
|---|---|
  St Ives Gold Mine Location in Australia | |
| Location | Kambalda |
| State | Western Australia |
| Country | Australia |
| Coordinates | 31°23′S 121°48′E |
| Production | |
| Production | 428,300 |
| Financial year | 2008-09 |
| History | |
| Closed | 2020 |
| Owner | |
| Company | Gold Fields Limited |
| Website | www |
| Year of acquisition | November 2001 |
It is one of four mines Gold Fields operates in Australia.[2]
Ore is mined at St Ives in three underground and four open-pit operations.[3]
History
Gold mines in the Kalgoorlie region
St Ives is named after the prospector Pat Ives, who discovered what became the working of Ives Reward in 1919.[4]
The mine was purchased by Goldfields from WMC in late 2001.[5][6] The combined price for the two Australian operations Goldfields purchased, St Ives and Agnew, was US$180 million in cash and US$52 million in Gold Fields shares.
St Ives, as of 2009, employs 249 permanent staff and 926 contractors.[3]
Production
Annual production of the mine:
| Year | Production | Grade | Cost per ounce |
| 2000[5] | 408,155 ounces | 3.92 g/t | |
| 2001[5] | 455,183 ounces | 3.01 g/t | |
| 2002[5] | 542,200 ounces | 3.03 g/t | A$ 295 |
| 2002-03[7] | 513,000 ounces | 2.9 g/t | A$323 |
| 2003-04[7] | 543,000 ounces | 2.5 g/t | A$416 |
| 2004-05[7] | 527,000 ounces | 2.6 g/t | A$447 |
| 2005-06[3] | 496,000 ounces | 2.3 g/t | A$453 |
| 2006-07[3] | 487,000 ounces | 2.2 g/t | A$540 |
| 2007-08[3] | 418,000 ounces | 1.8 g/t | A$649 |
| 2008-09[8] | 428,300 ounces | 1.8 g/t | A$805 |
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
- St Ives, Australia, Gold AME Group website, retrieved 2015-02-17
- "Australian Locations". Gold Fields. Retrieved 2021-02-24.
- Review of International Operations - St Ives Gold Mine Goldfields website, retrieved 2009-08-13
- St Ives gold-mine Miningweekly.com, retrieved 2009-08-13
- The Australian Mines Handbook: 2003-2004 Edition, page 124
- News briefs Mining Engineering magazine, published 2001-11-01, retrieved 2009-08-09
- Annual Report 2005 Gold Fields website, retrieved 2009-08-13
- Quarterly report June 2009 Goldfields website, retrieved 2009-08-13
External links
- Goldfields website
- Place Names Search Results - St Ives Geoscience Australia website
- Gold Fields Ltd. - detailed company history at FundingUniverse
- List of Gold Mines - AME Group
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