|
The Kanowna Belle Gold Mine is a gold mine located 19 km north east of Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, near the ghost town of Kanowna. It is operated by Northern Star Resources〔(Kanowna Belle Gold Mine ), Northern Star Website , accessed: 30 August 2015〕 Kanowna Belle has one viewing platform and an interpretive centre.〔(Kanowna Belle Gold Mines ) australia.shopsafe.com.au, accessed: 4 January 2010〕〔(Kanowna Belle Gold Mines ) traveldownunder.com.au, accessed: 4 January 2010〕 ==History== The gold deposit was discovered in 1989 by Delta Gold NL and Geopeko Gold and construction begun in 1992, with mining in open pit operation starting in 1993.〔(Kanowna Belle Gold Mine, Kalgoorlie, Australia ) mining-technology.com, accessed: 4 January 2010〕 The mine was officially opened by Western Australian Premier Richard Court on 19 November 1993.〔(Kanowna Belle. (Kanowna gold mine in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia) ) Mining Magazine, published: 1 December 1993, accessed: 4 January 2010〕 The project was solely owned by Delta Gold Ltd from 1999, when it purchased the remaining 50% for A$90 million. Delta later merged with fellow Australian company Goldfields Ltd to form Auriongold Ltd in February 2002.〔 Aurion was taken over by Placer Dome Inc in 2003, who already, at this stage, held a 60% interest in the mine,〔(Placer Dome Seeks to Buy 2 Mining Concerns for $600 Million ) ''The New York Times'', published: 29 November 1996, accessed: 2 January 2010〕 and Placer Dome in turn by Barrick Gold in March 2006 for US$10.4 billion.〔〔(MINEDEX website - Granny Smith search result ), accessed: 2 January 2010〕 The mine, as of 2008, consists of three underground operations, ''Kanowna Belle'', ''Raleigh'' and ''Bullant''.〔 In August 2009, Daniel Williams, a truck driver working 900 metres underground, fell to death at the mine.〔(New Zealand man killed in Kalgoorlie mine accident ) perthnow.com.au, published: 8 August 2009, accessed: 4 January 2010〕 It was the fourth fatal accident in Australian mining in 2009 and the eighth in 14 months. 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「Kanowna Belle Gold Mine」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
|