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( 270MT )

Up to two-thirds of all the country ’ s gold is culled from mines in Western Australia . These operations are based out of Perth with the most productive open mining operations residing in the “ Golden Mile ” of Kalgoorlie-Boulder- Fimiston . The location has a strong concentration of gold and nickel reserves . The largest gold mines in the “ Golden Mile ” region include the Boddington Gold Mine which was

opened in 1987 and is set to produce 850,000 ounces of gold per annum for the 20 years expected to be left of its life , and the Kalgoorlie Superpit Gold Mine , which has produced 800,000 ounces per annum over the past 25 years . Overall , the gold mining industry accounts for $ 13.5bn in exported revenue for the country . Last year , Australia ’ s gold production backslid by 8MT .

30 December 2017