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The Daisy Milano Gold Mine is a gold mine located 50 km south east of Kalgoorlie at Mount Monger Station, Western Australia. It is currently owned by Silver Lake Resources. Silver Lake reopened the mine in December 2007. Daisy Milano's ore is processed in the Silver Lake-owned Lakewood gold processing facility, which is located 5 km south east of Kalgoorlie and capable of processing 300,000 tonnes per annum.〔(Silver Lake website - Daisy Milano operation ) accessed: 6 September 2009〕 Silver Lake purchased the facility in November 2007 for A$2.4 million.〔(Silver Lake website - Key facts ) accessed: 6 September 2009〕 ==History== While in relatively close proximity to Kalgoorlie, the Mount Monger goldfield had seen no systematic exploration approach in the past. Mining had been carried out in the area from the early 1900s, mostly by small mining company's, gold having been found there in 1896.〔(Mount Monger Gold Project ) Integra Mining website, accessed: 6 September 2009〕 Approximately 400,000 ounces have been mined in the Mount Monger area, with old workings in the area reaching a depth of 80 metres.〔(Silver Lake website - Mount Monger ) accessed: 6 September 2009〕 The current Daisy Milano mine has been in operation since 1990. Originally it was an underground operation, with a shaft haulage system, but, under the ownership of Ridgeview Nominees Pty Limited, a decline was established in 2001.〔''The Australian Mines Handbook: 2003-2004 Edition'', page: 113〕 In May 2002, an underground miner was killed at the facility, having been found unconscious on an underground access road, next to an open electrical switch box.〔(Print Inquiry continues into miner's death ) ABC News, published: 31 May 2002, accessed: 8 September 2009〕 The mine was placed in care and maintenance in March 2007 by then-owner Perilya Limited, with the intention of selling it.〔(Silver Lake Brings Daisy Milano Back Into Production ) Silver Lake ASX announcement, published: 10 December 2007, accessed: 6 September 2009〕〔(SUSPENSION OF DAISY MILANO EXTRACTIVE OPERATIONS ) Perilya Limited ASX announcement, published: 8 March 2007, accessed: 6 September 2009〕 Perilya themselves had purchased the operations in January 2005 for A$3.2 million,〔(Perilya Limited website - History ) accessed: 6 September 2009〕 but suffered from a lack of own production facilities, having to cart its ore long distances to other company’s plants, such as Harmony’s ''Jubilee'' or Coolgardie, 100 km away from the mine.〔(New mining approaches lead to success ) The Australian Mining Review, accessed: 6 September 2009〕 Silver Lake, formed in 2004 and listed at the Australian Securities Exchange in 2007,〔(Silver Lake website - Company overview ) accessed: 6 September 2009〕 acquired Daisy Milano in November 2007 for A$14.5 million from Perilya.〔〔(Silver Lake quarterly report December 2007 ) accessed: 6 September 2009〕〔(Completed Sale of Gold Assets ) Perilya Limited ASX announcement, published: 14 November 2007, accessed: 6 September 2009〕 Mining at Daisy Milano resumed in December 2007 and the first gold pour was carried out in April 2008.〔 In the June quarter of 2009, Silver Lake also carried out open pit mining 1 km north of the underground operation, at Christmas Flat.〔(Silver Lake quarterly report June 2009 ) accessed: 6 September 2009〕 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「Daisy Milano Gold Mine」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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