Gold and copper are many times found together. Arizona is home to many copper mines that wind up collecting lots of gold in the process of separating copper. In fact, in many cases the precious metals retrieved pay for the entire operation, so copper can be thought of as pure profit.
Boddington Gold mine is located 8.1 miles northwest of Boddington, Western Australia. Reopened in 2010, it is now the largest gold mine in Australia. Super Pin used to be the largest - with 22.1 tons of of gold and 77 million pounds of copper produced in 2018 Boddington surpassed it. Reserves stand at 390 tons of gold. With 17.5 years of gold production left the mine probably will stay open until 2036.
The mine ceased in 2001 only to be reopened 9 years later. After several ownership reorganizations, Boddington became owned solely by Newmont. Newmont purchased AngloGold's position for 1.5 billion dollars in 2009. A major expansion of the bedrock resource began in 2006. This expansion project increased the throughput to become Australia's largest mine.
In 2010 high pressure grinding rolls were provided. The most recent environmental impact statement was in 2013.
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