| Burnakura Gold Mine | |
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Burnakura Gold Mine
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| Location | Meekatharra |
| State | Western Australia |
| Country | Australia |
| Owner | |
| Company | ATW Gold Corporation |
| Website | ATW website |
| Year of acquisition | 2007 |
| TSX | ATW |
| Production | |
| Financial year | 2008 |
| Ounces of Gold | inactive |
| History | |
| Opened | 1990s |
The Burnakura Gold Mine is a gold mine located 50 km south of Meekatharra, Western Australia.
It is currently owned by the Canadian ATW Gold Corporation. It also owns the Gullewa Gold Mine, 300 km south west of Burnakura, which currently is on care and maintenance.[1]
Contents |
The mine consists of both underground and open pit operations and a 160,000 tonne per annum plant.[2]
First mined in the 1990s, Burnakura was later owned by Extract Resources Limited, which brought in Tectonic Resources NL as an operating partner. In 2005, underground production commenced by creating a portal and decline access to ore and milling began late 2005. In April 2007, milling ceased again and in October 2007, ATW purchased the mine for C$8.4 million.[3]
Burnakura commenced production on 3 March 2009 and achieved commercial production in June that year.,[4] however due to a series of erratic vein sets with structural offsets, the mine is to be put back on care and maintenance[5]
Production of the mine:
| Year | Production | Grade | Cost per ounce |
| 2005-06 | 15,884 ounces | 7.17 g/t | |
| 2006-07 | 21,467 ounces | 7.05 g/t | |
| 2008 | inactive | ||
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