World Studies

1. Kalgoorlie
Monday 10th June 2013

2. 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

3. Historical Kalgoorlie

4. 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

5. Equipment in Kalgoorlie

6. 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

7. Goldfields Pipeline

8. The Pipeline Today

9. Kalgoorlie Today
• A bustling mining town
• High rate of tourism
• Known as a mining town
• Home of the largest gold pit in Australia

10. Mines
• There are 15 mines in the
Kalgoorlie area

11. 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

12. The Super Pit

13. The Super Pit