Henty Gold Mine
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The Henty Gold Mine () is located at the head of the Henty River on the edge of the West Coast Range in Western Tasmania. It is approximately 30 km north of Queenstown. It is east of Zeehan and south of Tullah. It can be reached by the Hydro-built road that passes between the Henty River and Tullah.
It is a very recent mine, having started operations in the 1990s. Its orebody and viability was ascertained from earlier exploration in the area during the 1970s when the priority was for other forms of mineralization within the Mount Read Volcanic Belt.
The Henty Gold Mine is operated by Barrick Gold Corp - currently the largest gold producing company in the world.
The Henty mine is expected to close on or before November 2007, with subsequent rehabilitation, due to depletion of ore reserves.
[edit] References
- P de Mark and T. Callaghan Geology and Mineralisation of the Henty Gold Mine, Tasmania - in the Proceedings of , 'The Third International Mining Geology Conference - 10 to 14 November 1997, Launceston. ISBN 1-875776-50-8
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