Kanowna Belle gold mines lies within the archaean Norseman-Wiluna greenstone belt and consists of a series of stacked lenses that have been identified over a strike length of 600m and to a depth of over 1,000m. The Kanowna Belle Gold Mine is a gold mines located 19 km north east of Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, near the ghost town of Kanowna. Gold prospecting in Kanowna Belle Australia was first discovered in 1893 about a year after Bayley and Ford discovered the Coolgardie Field and not long after Paddy Hannan located the gold-bearing alluvials that led to the discovery of the Golden Mile at Kalgoorlie-Boulder, also in 1893.
In mid-1999, Delta Gold bought North’s 50% share for AUS$90m, and became the sole owner. Delta subsequently merged with fellow Australian company, Goldfields Ltd, to form AurionGold, which in turn was bought by Canada's Placer Dome. In early 2006, Barrick Gold Corp acquired Placer Dome in a US$10.4bn takeover, and now wholly owns the Kanowna group of operations, which includes Kanowna Belle, the Paddington mill and various other open-pit gold mines in the area.
Gold Prospecting And Gold Deposit Kanowna Belle Australia
Gold Prospecting And Gold Deposit Kanowna Belle Australia