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The Fimiston Open Pit,
colloquially known as the Super Pit, is
Australia's largest open cut gold mine.
The Super Pit is located off the
Goldfields Highway on the south-east
edge of Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Western
Australia. Although the pit is actually
oblong in shape, it approximately 3.5
kilometers long, 1.5 kilometers wide and
360 meters deep. At these dimensions, it
is large enough to be seen from space.
The Super Pit is owned by Kalgoorlie
Consolidated Gold Mines Pty Ltd, a
company owned 50/50 by Barrick Gold
Corporation and Newmont Mining
Corporation. The mine produces 850,000
ounces (28 tonnes) per year of gold, and
employs around 550 employees directly on
site.
Originally consisting of a number of
small underground mines, consolidation
into a single open pit mine was
attempted by Alan Bond, but he was
unable to complete the takeover. The
Super Pit was eventually created in 1989
by Kalgoorlie Consolidated Gold Mines
Pty Ltd. Source:
Wikipedia: Super Pit gold mine.
