South Kalgoorlie Gold Mine
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Location | Feysville, Kalgoorlie |
| State | Western Australia |
| Country | Australia |
| Coordinates | 31°02′20″S 121°36′53″E / 31.03889°S 121.61472°ECoordinates: 31°02′20″S 121°36′53″E / 31.03889°S 121.61472°E |
| Production | |
| Production | 34,766 |
| Financial year | 2008-09 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1987 |
| Owner | |
| Company | RNC Minerals |
| Website | RNC Minerals website |
| Year of acquisition | 2017 |
The South Kalgoorlie Gold Mine is a gold mine located south-west of Kalgoorlie, Western Australia. The mine is sometimes also referred to as South Kal Mines - New Celebration, being a merger of the former New Celebration Gold Mine and the Jubilee Gold Mine, which were combined in 2002.
It was operated by Dioro Exploration NL, who purchased the mine from South Kal Mines Pty Ltd in December 2007, until April 2010, when Avoca succeeded in its bid for Dioro and Dioro was delisted from the ASX.
Dioro had been the subject of a takeover war between Avoca Resources Limited and Ramelius Resources from mid-2009 onwards. Avoca eventually had to drop its bid for Dioro, having reached a 44.85% interest in Dioro at the close of the offer on 20 August, short of the 50% needed. Ramelius's offer for the company closed on 8 February 2010. Avoca made a renewed takeover offer for the company in late December 2009.
Originally owned by Hampton Australia, the mine was taken over by Normandy Mining in January 1994. It was then owned by Normandy until April 1996, when it was acquired by New Hampton Goldfields Limited, which, in turn, was taken over by Harmony Gold in April 2001 for A$54 million.
Originally owned by Newmont Australia Ltd, the mine became part of Newcrest Mining Ltd in April 1991. New Celebration became a subsidiary of Hill 50 Gold in August 2001, when Newcrest sold the mine for A$10 million.
Harmony announced a take over bid for Hill 50 Gold Limited in December 2001 and compulsory acquired outstanding Hill 50 shares and listed options in April 2002, after achieving a 99% interest in the company. Harmony paid A$233 million for this acquisition.
Harmony merged the New Celebration and the Jubilee operations to form South Kal in 2002.
South Kal became part of Harmony's Australian operations, consisting of Hill 50, the Hill 50 Gold Mine, the Big Bell Gold Mine (closed June 2003) and the Gidgee Gold Mine (sold in December 2003).
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