Fimiston Open Pit
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Fimiston Open Pit, commonly known as the Super Pit, is one of Australia’s largest open-cut gold mines located near Kalgoorlie in Western Australia.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kalgoorlie Super Pit | 3 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
gold mine
ⓘ
mine ⓘ open-pit gold mine ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Kalgoorlie Super Pit
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Super Pit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| city | Kalgoorlie-Boulder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commodity |
gold
ⓘ
silver ⓘ |
| continent | Australia ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| environmentalConcern |
land disturbance
ⓘ
waste rock and tailings management ⓘ |
| geologicalProvince | Yilgarn Craton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEconomicImportance | major contributor to Western Australian gold production ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
truck-and-shovel operations
ⓘ
very large open pit ⓘ |
| hasNearbySettlement |
Boulder
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kalgoorlie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasType | large-scale open-pit mine ⓘ |
| hasViewingPlatform | yes ⓘ |
| industry | mining industry ⓘ |
| isTouristAttraction | true ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Goldfields-Esperance region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kalgoorlie NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Australia ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Australian Western Standard Time ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Golden Mile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| miningMethod | open-cut mining ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Fimiston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near | Kalgoorlie-Boulder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openingYear | 1989 ⓘ |
| operator | Northern Star Resources NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oreType | gold-bearing ore ⓘ |
| owner | Northern Star Resources NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Eastern Goldfields
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kalgoorlie goldfields NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousOwner |
Barrick Gold
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kalgoorlie Consolidated Gold Mines NERFINISHED ⓘ Newmont Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| processingMethod |
crushing and milling of ore
ⓘ
cyanide leaching ⓘ |
| product |
gold
ⓘ
silver ⓘ |
| region | Goldfields-Esperance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance | one of Australia’s largest open-cut gold mines ⓘ |
| state | Western Australia ⓘ |
| transportMode | haul trucks ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Kalgoorlie Super Pit
this entity surface form:
Kalgoorlie Super Pit
this entity surface form:
Kalgoorlie Super Pit