Norseman Gold operates Australia's longest continuously running gold mining operation, having produced over 5.5 million ounces of gold over a period of more than 65 years from its Norseman field located 725km east of Perth, Western Australia.
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Metallurgy and process
Ore from the Norseman mining operations is treated at the Phoenix CIL mill. This mill has a rated capacity of 700,000 tonnes per annum, although it is not currently operating at full capacity, being run on a 8 days on and 6 days off milling cycle. The plant uses conventional crushing followed by a SAG and Ball circuit (SABC) with gravity gold recovery capability through a Knelson concentrator followed by a relatively conventional cyanidation leach and adsorption circuit. Gold recoveries have historically been in the region of 96 per cent to 97 per cent.
