Kalgoorlie mining

KalgoorlieMonday 10th June 2013

History of Kalgoorlie

• Aboriginal Name: Coolgoorlie

• Located on the Golden Mile

• First explored in the 1860s by Europeans

• Founded during the Yilgarn-Goldfields gold rush

Historical Kalgoorlie

Kalgoorlie Gold Rush

• First Gold Find• Paddy Hannan in 1893• Mt Charlotte

• 700 men arrived within days

• One of the largest gold rushes in Australia

• Deep underground gold reefs

• Goldfields pipeline

Equipment in Kalgoorlie

Goldfields Pipeline

• Water is needed for gold mining

• There is little natural water in the desert around Kalgoorlie

• A pipeline to pump water to Kalgoorlie

• An uphill pipeline running for 500kms

Goldfields Pipeline

The Pipeline Today

Kalgoorlie Today

• A bustling mining town

• High rate of tourism

• Known as a mining town

• Home of the largest gold pit in Australia

Mines

• There are 15 mines in the Kalgoorlie area

The Super Pit

• The largest open pit mine in Australia

• Produces 850,000 ounces of gold per year

• Owned by Kalgoorlie Consolidated Gold Mines (KCGM)

• Formed when 10 other mines all joined together

The Super Pit

The Super Pit