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OBUASI IN THE ASHANTI REGION , GHANA
Located in southwest Ghana ’ s prolific gold producing Ashanti region , Obuasi contains an estimated 29.8mn ounces in gold deposits . This unique mine combines primarily underground mining with some open-pit operations . Obuasi stands as the oldest working mine on this list , having opened in 1897 as the Ashanti Mine .
Despite its size , AngloGold Ashanti closed operations at the mine in 2014 based on profitability concerns with only a small security force remaining on site ; the company is currently at work on a development plan for the future . The most recent available production figures date to 2009 , when Obuasi produced approximately 381,000 ounces of gold .
CADIA EAST IN NEW SOUTH WALES , AUSTRALIA
Located around 250km to the west of Sydney , Cadia East is the largest and newest in a complex of three gold mines owned by Australian mining
company Newcrest , boasting a projected 37.6 million ounces of gold deposits . Though discovered in 1994 , production did not actually begin until January 2013 .
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