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KalgoorlieMonday 10th June 2013
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History of Kalgoorlie
• Aboriginal Name: Coolgoorlie
• Located on the Golden Mile
• First explored in the 1860s by Europeans
• Founded during the Yilgarn-Goldfields gold rush
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Historical Kalgoorlie
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Kalgoorlie Gold Rush
• First Gold Find• Paddy Hannan in 1893• Mt Charlotte
• 700 men arrived within days
• One of the largest gold rushes in Australia
• Deep underground gold reefs
• Goldfields pipeline
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Equipment in Kalgoorlie
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Goldfields Pipeline
• Water is needed for gold mining
• There is little natural water in the desert around Kalgoorlie
• A pipeline to pump water to Kalgoorlie
• An uphill pipeline running for 500kms
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Goldfields Pipeline
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The Pipeline Today
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Kalgoorlie Today
• A bustling mining town
• High rate of tourism
• Known as a mining town
• Home of the largest gold pit in Australia
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Mines
• There are 15 mines in the Kalgoorlie area
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The Super Pit
• The largest open pit mine in Australia
• Produces 850,000 ounces of gold per year
• Owned by Kalgoorlie Consolidated Gold Mines (KCGM)
• Formed when 10 other mines all joined together
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The Super Pit
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The Super Pit