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mining, lasting for three to five years, the second stage will also include an
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on 30 August 2004 and the company's gold mining operations were sold to
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1019:"WA gold mine now renewably powered after rapid solar deployment"
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Barbara Mines Limited - Lodgment of Open Briefing
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936:Haselgrove, Salomae (6 October 2020).
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1057:Sons of Gwalia annual report 2003
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1658:Marvel Loch
1350:Sunrise Dam
1260:Carosue Dam
840:3 September
710:25 February
391:Production
122: /
110:122°21′08″E
98:Coordinates
22:Carosue Dam
1704:Categories
1574:Boddington
1530:Kirkalocka
1515:Bronzewing
1416:Wattle Dam
1391:Coolgardie
1381:BrightStar
1365:White Foil
1355:Thunderbox
1330:Paddington
1285:Frog's Leg
727:, page 520
684:References
378:Production
342:power line
287:Kalgoorlie
275:Kalgoorlie
150:Production
135:Production
107:30°09′11″S
1638:Wheatbelt
1535:Sandstone
1520:Burnakura
1494:Mt Magnet
1430:Kimberley
1406:Mount Ida
1360:Tropicana
1275:Davyhurst
1255:Beta Hunt
1047:, page 77
654:A$ 1,885
640:A$ 1,785
626:A$ 1,311
612:A$ 1,263
587:A$ 1,199
573:A$ 1,413
570:2.14 g/t
559:A$ 1,067
462:3.28 g/t
408:1.76 g/t
240:gold mine
92:Australia
1653:Edna May
1624:Paulsens
1612:Inactive
1508:Inactive
1499:Plutonic
1479:Bluebird
1474:Big Bell
1459:Mid West
1438:Inactive
1396:Laverton
1386:Burbanks
1374:Inactive
1335:Randalls
1325:Norseman
908:Archived
877:Archived
858:Archived
790:Archived
759:Archived
740:Archived
651:2.2 g/t
645:2022–23
637:2.1 g/t
631:2021–22
623:3.1 g/t
617:2020–21
609:3.2 g/t
603:2019–20
592:2018–19
584:2.3 g/t
578:2017–18
564:2016–17
556:2.3 g/t
550:2015–16
539:2014–15
528:2013–14
517:2012–13
506:2011–12
493:2010–11
480:2009–10
474:inactive
470:2005–09
443:2003–04
430:2002–03
422:1.8 g/t
327:open pit
312:and the
153:243,246
140:Products
70:Laverton
66:Location
27:Location
1588:Pilbara
1545:Youanmi
1401:Lawlers
1345:St Ives
1295:Gruyere
1280:Duketon
1141:1 March
1115:5 April
1002:4 April
973:5 April
947:5 April
501:A$ 738
488:A$ 654
465:A$ 349
451:A$ 387
438:A$ 426
425:A$ 388
411:A$ 345
279:Leonora
265:History
212:.nsrltd
205:Website
195:Company
169:History
164:2022–23
88:Country
1646:Active
1603:Telfer
1596:Active
1567:Active
1540:Wiluna
1525:Gidgee
1489:Jundee
1467:Active
1445:Coyote
1300:Gwalia
1243:Active
1030:4 July
394:Grade
308:, the
281:region
182:Active
174:Opened
155:ounces
1619:Indee
1250:Agnew
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661:Notes
456:2005
416:2002
402:2001
388:Year
238:is a
190:Owner
77:State
1559:Peel
1143:2023
1117:2022
1032:2022
1004:2022
975:2022
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842:2009
712:2023
234:The
214:.com
177:2000
144:Gold
302:A$
210:www
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