|
The Coyote Gold Mine is a gold mine located in the remote Tanami Desert of Australia. The mine has leases both in the Central Desert Region of the Northern Territory and the Kimberley Region of Western Australia, but current mining is only carried out in Western Australia, 10 km west of the border. It is located on the land of the Tjurabalan people, the traditional owners of the area.〔(Gold mine brings new opportunities to the Tanami Desert ) ABC Rural, published 2006-06-05, retrieved 2009-08-15〕 Tanami and the Tjurabalan people signed a native title agreement in 2005 in order to have a mining lease granted. This also included a commitment to employ a number of Tjurabalan people.〔(New gold mine set for official opening ) ABC News, published 2006-05-24, retrieved 2009-08-15〕 ==History== Serious exploration for resources, especially gold, was carried out in the region from early 2000 by a number of companies, specifically AngloGold, Newmont, Tanami Gold and Otter Gold Mines Limited.〔''The Australian Mines Handbook: 2003-2004 Edition'', page 152-153〕 Some of the area of the Coyote mine was part of an exploration lease owned by AngloGold.〔''The Australian Mines Handbook: 2003-2004 Edition'', page 79〕 Tanami Gold acquired the tenement in November 2003 from AngloGold for A$14 million in cash and shares.〔(Coyote Acquisition ) Tanami ASX announcement, published: 24 November 2003, accessed: 26 January 2010〕 AngloGold, in turn, had acquired it when it took over Acacia Resources in January 2000.〔(MINEDEX website ) Tanami - Coyote search result, 26 January 2010〕 The mine was opened on 24 May 2006 by the then Governor-General of Australia, Michael Jeffery, after a 12-year planning phase.〔(Official Opening At Coyote ) Minebox.com, published 2006-05-16, retrieved 2009-08-15〕 It initially had a production target of 60,000 ounces per year.〔(New Coyote gold mine is howling along ) Ferret.com.au, published 2006-05-23, retrieved 2009-08-15〕〔(Big opening for Tanami Gold’s Coyote ) Mining international, published 2006-05-23, retrieved 2009-08-15〕 In October 2006, Tanami had to temporarily suspend mining to cut costs as its treatment facility experienced difficulties in the commissioning.〔(Tanami shares take a dive ) Mining Top News, published 2006, retrieved 2009-08-15〕 In late 2006, Tanami was in talks with Monarch Gold Mining in regards to a merger, but talks were later called off amid concerns that the treatment plant at Coyote would need further investment.〔(Monarch, Tanami may revisit merger next year ) ''The Australian'', published 2006-12-09, retrieved 2009-08-15〕 In January 2007, the ''Coyote Pit 2'' was flooded in a major rain event. Mining was resumed in Pit 1 in April 2007. With the financial crisis in 2008, Tanami had to borrow $7.7 million to continue its mining operation at Coyote.〔(Tanami Gold in $7.7m bailout ) Northern Territory News, published 2008-09-26, retrieved 2009-08-15〕 In 2008-09, ore was mined in the ''Coyote Open Pit 1'' and ''2'' as well as the ''Gonzales'' lode underground operation. Once the Coyote pit will be exhausted, which is scheduled for September 2009, two other open pits will be mined, the ''Kookaburra'' and ''Sandpiper'' pits. On 23 April 2013, The West Australian reported the Coyote project was one of the State's highest-cost producers, pouring gold at basic costs of $1220/oz. The mine went into care and maintenance shortly after that retrenching 150 employees.〔(150 jobs to go as gold mine shuts ) Mining News, published 2013-04-24, retrieved 2014-10-14〕 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「Coyote Gold Mine」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
|