Location Mount Magnet Country Australia Closed 2008 Opened 2002 | State Western Australia Production inactive Company Equigold Limited | |
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The Kirkalocka Gold Mine is an inactive gold mine located 70 km south of Mount Magnet, Western Australia. The mine has been idle since 2008.
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It was named after the nearby Kirkalocka sheep station.
History
Exploration at Kirkalocka has been carried out by a number of companies, including Sons of Gwalia, before Equigold Limited acquired the area in 2001.
Equigold, after constructing a plant, commenced mining in September 2002. Over the next six years, the company extracted 307,621 ounces of gold from the deposit, at a grade of 1.52 g/t. Equigold finished mining in October 2005, and continued milling broken ore stockpiles until 14 August 2008. The mine was placed in care and maintenance in September 2008.
Equigold Limited sold the Kirkalocka tenements to Mount Magnet South NL in April 2008. The Kirkalocka plant, with associated infrastructure, was acquired by Mount Magnet South in a separate transaction in March 2009.
In November 2015, Kirkalocka was sold to Minjar Gold Pty Ltd, a subsidiary of Shandong Tyan Home Co Ltd, a company listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange.
Production
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