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The Jundee Gold Mine is an active gold mine in Western Australia, approximately 55 km north east of the town of Wiluna, owned by Northern Star Resources.〔(Jundee, Western Australia ) Newmont website, accessed: 20 December 2009〕 ==History== The Jundee mine was opened in 1995, originally as an open pit operation and, from 1997, also as an underground mine.〔 Originally, the mine was owned to 51% by Great Central Mines, which acquired the remaining 49% in early 1995 for US$89 million, alongside 30% of the Bronzewing Gold Mine.〔(Gold Mine Stakes Sold ) The New York Times, published: 6 February 1995, accessed: 19 December 2009〕 In 1997, the Jundee mine was enlarged with the acquisition of the nearby Nimary Gold Mine, owned by the Eagle Mining Corporation NL.〔(Charles Bennett Bass - Director of Eagle Mining Corporation NL ) aquilaresources.com.au, accessed: 15 February 2010〕 Great Central Mines, with Jundee, Bronzewing and the Wiluna Gold Mine, was taken over by Normandy Mining in June 2000 and Normandy, in turn, by the Newmont Mining Corporation in February 2002.〔(View Project Owners: Jundee - Nimary ) accessed: 19 December 2009〕 The mine was operating as an open pit and underground mine until 2007, when the last open pit closed. Newmont plans to return to open pit mining in 2010 if drilling results are positive.〔(The Asia Pacific Region ) Newmont website, accessed: 20 December 2009〕 Currently, the mine is scheduled to close in 2013 but Newmont hopes to extend the mine life.〔(Beyond the mine ) Newmont website, published: 2009, accessed: 20 December 2009〕 In 2007, the mine employed 552 people, in 2008 528, of which 155 were permanent staff and the rest contractors.〔 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「Jundee Gold Mine」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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