Henty Gold Mine

Henty Gold Mine

The Henty Gold Mine coord|41|50|S|145|40|E|type:landmark_region:AU-TAS|display=title is located at the head of the Henty River on the edge of the West Coast Range in Western Tasmania. It is approximately 30 km north of Queenstown. It is east of Zeehan and south of Tullah. It can be reached by the Hydro-built road that passes between the Henty River and Tullah.

It is a very recent mine, having started operations in the 1990s. Its orebody and viability was ascertained from earlier exploration in the area during the 1970s when the priority was for other forms of mineralization within the Mount Read Volcanic Belt.

The Henty Gold Mine is operated by Barrick Gold - currently the largest gold producing company in the world.

The Henty mine is expected to close on or before November 2009, with subsequent rehabilitation, due to depletion of ore reserves.

External links

* http://www.barrick.com/GlobalOperations/AustraliaPacific/Henty/default.aspx

ee also

* West Coast Tasmania Mines -


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