The Jundee Gold Mine is an active

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, approximately 47 km north east of the town of Wiluna, owned by

Northern Star Resources Northern Star Resources is an Australian gold mining company with operations in Western Australia, Northern Territory and Alaska. History Northern Star Resources (NSR) was founded in December 2003 to search for and develop ore deposits in the E ...

.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 Great Central Mines was an Australian gold mining company. The company lost its independence in 1999, when it was taken over by Normandy Mining, and was renamed Normandy Yandal Operations Limited in 2000. The company's takeover however led to ...

, which acquired the remaining 49% in early 1995 for

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89 million, alongside 30% of the

Bronzewing Gold Mine The Bronzewing Gold Mine is a gold mine located approximately 83 km north-east of Leinster, Western Australia. The mine, owned by Navigator Resources Limited, has been in care and maintenance since March 2013, after its owner went into adm ...

. In 1997, the Jundee mine was enlarged with the acquisition of the nearby Nimary Gold Mine, owned by the Eagle Mining Corporation NL. Great Central Mines, with Jundee, Bronzewing and the Wiluna Gold Mine, was taken over by

Normandy Mining Normandy Mining was an Australian mining company which predominantly mined gold. Normandy was, during much of the late 20th century, Australia's largest gold miner.

in June 2000 and Normandy, in turn, by the

Newmont Mining Corporation Newmont Corporation is a gold mining company based in Greenwood Village, Colorado, United States. It is the world's largest gold mining corporation. Incorporated in 1921, it owns gold mines in Nevada, Colorado, Ontario, Quebec, Mexico, the Domin ...

in February 2002. 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.Beyond the mine
Newmont website, published: 2009, accessed: 20 December 2009 Open pit mining commenced again under the subsequent owner,

, 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

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Kanowna Belle The Kanowna Belle Gold Mine is a gold mine north-east of Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, near the ghost town of Kanowna. It is operated by Northern Star Resources.

and Kundana Gold Mines from Barrick Gold for US$100 million, making the company Australia's second-largest gold producer, behind

Newmont Newmont Corporation is a gold mining company based in Greenwood Village, Colorado, United States. It is the world's largest gold mining corporation. Incorporated in 1921, it owns gold mines in Nevada, Colorado, Ontario, Quebec, Mexico, the Domin ...

, at the time.

Production

Jundee

Annual production of the mine:Fourth Quarter Activities Report - Part B
GMC ASX announcement, published: 30 July 1998, accessed: 14 February 2010''The Australian Mines Handbook: 2003-2004 Edition'', page 96''The 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

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

. The

Thunderbox Gold Mine The Thunderbox Gold Mine is a gold mine 41 km south-east of Leinster, Western Australia. It was formerly owned by Norilsk Nickel, which placed it in care and maintenance in 2007, but is now owned by Northern Star Resources. Ethemology T ...

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:

Notes

* Production figure is for the combined Yandal Production Centre, which consists of the Jundee and

. The Bronzewing mine remained in care and maintenance during the 2019 to 2021 period. The

was also added to the Yandal operations during that time period but production figures were reported separately. * Figures for January to September 2002.

References

Bibliography

External links

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MINEDEX website: Jundee - Nimary
Database of the Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety {{Newmont Mining Corporation Gold mines in Western Australia Underground mines in Australia Surface mines in Australia Shire of Wiluna Newmont