Tanami Granites Gold Mine

The mine and plant are located on aboriginal freehold land that is owned by the warlpiri people and managed on their behalf by the central desert aboriginal lands trust.

Tanami granites gold mine.

One of australia s most productive gold mining areas is in the remote tanami desert some 500 kilometres north west of alice springs in the northern territory. It is the second largest underground gold mining operation in the country. The granites is a gold mine in the tanami desert of the northern territory of australia. In 1995 the central desert joint venture otter and shell australia purchased the tanami plant from zapopan and the tanami mine joint venture tmjv was formed.

The mine is located in the remote tanami desert of australia. Tanami newmont gold processed at the granites the granites gold processing plant is 40 kilometres from the callie underground mine via an all weather road from dead bullock soak. In 1995 the central desert joint venture otter and shell australia purchased the tanami plant from zapopan and the tanami mine joint venture tmjv was formed. The mine was commissioned in 1986 and has produced more than ten million ounces moz of gold to date.

The basement geology of the project is predominantly comprised of the sedimentary rocks of the tanami group. The tmjv commenced operations in november 1995 and established a multi pit operation processing 7 5 million tonnes producing 694 658 ounces of gold. The treatment plant consists of a crushing and grinding facility and a carbon in pulp cip circuit. Tanami consists of sediment hosted sheeted quartz vein mineralization.

The project lies in the eastern part of the early proterozoic granites tanami inlier. The granites and dead bullock soak mines have been owned by one of the world s leading gold producers newmont mining corporation since 2002. It has been operated by newmont mining since 2002. The tanami mine is an underground gold mine in the northern territory of australia.

Tanami gold nl asx tam is a rapidly growing australian gold producer with a 45 50 000 ounces per annum unhedged production base at its western tanami operations in western australia. The remaining basement is predominantly composed of granitic intrusions. It is wholly owned and operated by newmont a major gold producer based in the us.