State Western Australia Website Official website | Country Australia Commodity Gold | |
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Authority Production 6.27 million troy ounces (195 tonnes) | ||
This is a list of the major active gold mines in Western Australia.
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Western Australia produced over 50% ($69.5 billion) of all Australian mineral and petroleum sales, which made up 88% of the state's merchandise exports in 2015-16. In 2015-16, gold was ranked third in the list of resources exported by Western Australia with regard to value, behind iron ore and petroleum, with a value of A$10 billion. The state produced 6.27 million troy ounces of gold, or 195 tonnes, 6% of world production. During 2014-15 the Western Australian gold mining industry directly employed 19,175 people.
The average gold price was US$1,174 per ounce in 2015–16, or A$1,613 per ounce - nine per cent higher than the previous year.
List of active mines
This is a list of gold mines in Western Australia which are active, were recently active or are scheduled for production in the near future:
List of mines in care and maintenance
This is a list of gold mines in Western Australia that are currently under care and maintenance with no specific date of reopening:
List of advanced mining projects
This is a list of gold mine projects in Western Australia that are currently in an advanced state of planning or construction:[1]