The Jundee Gold Mine is an active gold mine in Western Australia, approximately 47 km north east of the town of Wiluna, owned by Northern Star Resources.Jundee, Western Australia Newmont website, accessed: 20 December 2009
History
The Jundee mine was opened in 1995, originally as an open pit operation and, from 1997, also as an underground mine.
Originally, the mine was owned to 51% by Great Central Mines, which acquired the remaining 49% in early 1995 for US$89 million, alongside 30% of the Bronzewing Gold Mine.Gold Mine Stakes Sold The New York Times, published: 6 February 1995, accessed: 19 December 2009
In 1997, the Jundee mine was enlarged with the acquisition of the nearby Nimary Gold Mine, owned by the Eagle Mining Corporation NL.Charles Bennett Bass - Director of Eagle Mining Corporation NL aquilaresources.com.au, accessed: 15 February 2010
Great Central Mines, with Jundee, Bronzewing and the Wiluna Gold Mine, was taken over by Normandy Mining in June 2000 and Normandy, in turn, by the Newmont Mining Corporation in February 2002.View Project Owners: Jundee - Nimary accessed: 19 December 2009 Newmont sold the operations to Northern Star Resources in 2014.
The mine was operating as an open pit and underground mine until 2007, when the last open pit closed. Newmont planned to return to open pit mining in 2010 if drilling results were positive.The Asia Pacific Region Newmont website, accessed: 20 December 2009Beyond the mine Newmont website, published: 2009, accessed: 20 December 2009 Open pit mining commenced again under the subsequent owner, Northern Star Resources, during the 2019–20 financial year.
In June 2014, Northern Star Resources completed the purchase of the mine from Newmont at a cost of $US82.5 million. Earlier in the year, Northern Star had already purchased the Plutonic, Kanowna Belle and Kundana Gold Mines from Barrick Gold for US$100 million, making the company Australia's second-largest gold producer, behind Newmont, at the time.
, the mine expands its electricity system with 24 MW wind power, 16.9 MWp solar power and a 12 MW / 13.4 MWh battery, supplying half of the mine's power needs.
Production Jundee Annual production of the mine:Fourth Quarter Activities Report - Part B GMC ASX announcement, published: 30 July 1998, accessed: 14 February 2010Normandy Mining Ltd - 1999 Mine-by-Mine Operating Results accessed: 14 February 2010The Australian Mines Handbook: 2003-2004 Edition, page 96The Australian Mines Handbook: 2003-2004 Edition, page 9Fourth Quarter and 2006 Results Newmont ASX announcement, published:23 February 2007, accessed: 20 December 20092009 Annual report Newmont website, accessed: 9 May 2010 Year Production Grade Cost per ounce 1997-98 293,016 ounces 3.32 g/t A$327 1998-99 385,088 ounces 4.26 g/t US$186 2000 359,186 ounces 4.31 g/t A$350 2001 403,689 ounces 6.08 g/t A$262 2002 167,157 ounces 5.16 g/t A$320 2003 2004 2005 341,800 ounces 2006 305,400 ounces 2007 291,900 ounces 4.93 g/t 2008 376,900 ounces 6.83 g/t 2009 412,300 ounces 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Yandal Production Centre Production figures for the mine under the ownership of Northern Star Resources. From 2020, Northern Star reported combined figures for the Yandal Production Centre, which consist of Jundee and the Bronzewing Gold Mine. The Thunderbox Gold Mine was also added to the Yandal operations in 2021 period but production figures were reported separately for 2020–21. The Bronzewing mine, acquired in 2019, remained in care and maintenance: Year Production Grade Cost per ounce 2014–15 2015–16 209,515 ounces 5.5 g/t A$1,007 2016–17 233,556 ounces 5.2 g/t A$948 2017–18 283,288 ounces 5.4 g/t A$870 2018–19 295,053 ounces A$981 2019–20 294,279 ounces A$1,095 2020–21 286,676 ounces A$1,278 2021–22 310,225 ounces 3.9 g/t A$1,295 2022–23 320,201 ounces 3.6 g/t A$1,365
Notes
Production figure is for the combined Yandal Production Centre, which consists of the Jundee and Bronzewing Gold Mine. The Bronzewing mine remained in care and maintenance during the 2019 to 2021 period. The Thunderbox Gold Mine was also added to the Yandal operations during that time period but production figures were reported separately. Figures for January to September 2002.
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External links
MINEDEX website: Jundee - Nimary Database of the Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety