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Avoca Resources Limited ((AVO )) was an Australian gold mining company, based in Perth, Western Australia. It merged in with Anatolia Minerals Development Limited in 2011 to form Alacer Gold. The company currently operates two gold mines, both in Western Australia, the Higginsville and the South Kalgoorlie Gold Mine. It is also part-owner of a third operation, the Frog's Leg Gold Mine, which it owns 49% of. The latter two mines were acquired through the takeover of Dioro Exploration NL, which raised the company's annual production forecast to 270,000 ounces of gold.〔(Avoca Resources Limited is an ASX200 Australian mid-tier gold mining company ) Avoca home page, accessed: 1 July 2010〕 The takeover of Dioro was subject to a takeover war between Avoca and rival Ramelius Resources which lasted for almost one year. Avoca's successful bid made the company the largest gold tenement holder in the area spanning from Kalgoorlie to Kambalda.〔(Ramelius Resources accepts Avoca offer for stake in gold miner Dioro Exploration ) ''The Australian'', published: 12 February 2010, accessed: 1 July 2010〕 ==Company history== Avoca was listed on the Australian Securities Exchange, the ASX, in April 2002.〔(About Avoca ) Avoca home page, accessed: 1 July 2010〕 Avoca paid A$6.25 million to Gold Fields for its Higginsville exploration project in June 2004. After discovering the Trident deposit in late 2004, Avoca raised $125 million in April 2007 to build a new mine at Higginsville.〔(Avoca seeks $125m for Higginsville mine ) The Sydney Morning Herald, published: 3 April 2007, accessed: 11 September 2009〕 Also in 2007, Avoca purchased the neighbouring Chalice deposit from Chalice Gold Mines Limited. Gold production at the mine begun in 2008 from underground operations,〔(About Avoca ) Avoca website, accessed: 11 September 2009〕 with a first gold pour on 1 July 2008.〔(Higginsville ) Avoca website, accessed: 11 September 2009〕 In its first year of production, the financial year 2008-09, Avoca produced 131,227 ounces of gold from its Higginsville operation.〔(Quarterly Activities Report June 2009 ) Avoca ASX announcement, published: 31 July 2009, accessed: 1 July 2010〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Avoca Resources Limited」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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