St Ives Gold Mine

The St Ives Gold Mine is a gold mine located 20 km south-east of Kambalda, Western Australia. It is owned by the South African mining company Gold Fields.[1]

St Ives
Location
St Ives Gold Mine
Location in Western Australia
LocationKambalda
StateWestern Australia
CountryAustralia
Coordinates31°19′14″S 121°44′25″E
Production
ProductsGold
Production393,000
Financial year2021
Owner
CompanyGold Fields Limited
Websitewww.goldfields.co.za
Year of acquisitionNovember 2001

It is one of four mines Gold Fields operates in Australia.[2]

Ore is mined at St Ives in three underground and four open-pit operations.[3]

History
Gold mines in the Kalgoorlie region

St Ives is named after the prospector Pat Ives, who discovered what became the working of Ives Reward in 1919.[4]

The mine was purchased by Goldfields from WMC in late 2001.[5][6] The combined price for the two Australian operations Goldfields purchased, St Ives and the Agnew Gold Mine, was US$180 million in cash and US$52 million in Gold Fields shares.

St Ives, in 2009, employed 249 permanent staff and 926 contractors.[3]

Production

Annual production of the mine:[5][7][3][8][9][10][11]

Year Production Grade Cost per ounce
2000 408,155 ounces 3.92 g/t
2001 455,183 ounces 3.01 g/t
2002 542,200 ounces 3.03 g/t A$ 295
2002–03 513,000 ounces 2.9 g/t A$323
2003–04 543,000 ounces 2.5 g/t A$416
2004–05 527,000 ounces 2.6 g/t A$447
2005–06 496,000 ounces 2.3 g/t A$453
2006–07 487,000 ounces 2.2 g/t A$540
2007–08 418,000 ounces 1.8 g/t A$649
2008–09 428,300 ounces 1.8 g/t A$805
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014 2.6 g/t
2015 372,000 ounces 3.2 g/t US$969
2016 363,000 ounces 3 g/t US$949
2017 364,000 ounces 2.96 g/t US$916
2018 367,000 ounces 2.88 g/t US$902
2019 371,000 ounces A$1,385
2020 385,000 ounces A$1,266
2021 393,000 ounces A$1,385

References
  1. St Ives, Australia, Gold AME Group website, retrieved 2015-02-17
  2. "Australian Locations". Gold Fields. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  3. Review of International Operations - St Ives Gold Mine Goldfields website, retrieved 2009-08-13
  4. St Ives gold-mine Miningweekly.com, retrieved 2009-08-13
  5. The Australian Mines Handbook: 2003-2004 Edition, page 124
  6. News briefs Mining Engineering magazine, published 2001-11-01, retrieved 2009-08-09
  7. Annual Report 2005 Gold Fields website, retrieved 2009-08-13
  8. Quarterly report June 2009 Goldfields website, retrieved 2009-08-13
  9. "2021 Integrated Annual Report" (PDF). Gold Fields Limited. p. 50. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  10. "2020 Integrated Annual Report" (PDF). Gold Fields Limited. p. 71. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  11. "St Ives Mine". Mining Data Solutions. Retrieved 31 March 2022.

Bibliography
  • Louthean, Ross (ed.). The Australian Mines Handbook: 2003-2004 Edition. Louthean Media Pty Ltd.
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