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The Golden Mile

New WA Museum showcases history amid golden glow

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New WA Museum showcases history amid golden glow

Following extensive renovation and expansion, the Western Australian Museum reopened on Saturday 21 November to week-long celebrations and a new name: WA Museum Boola Bardip.

Visitors can discover the value of gold across various exhibits that include details on life during the 19th century gold rushes, links between the gold industry and our wider communities, mining processes, and how gold influenced social change.

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Northern Star and Saracen to merge into world's top 10

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Northern Star and Saracen to merge into world's top 10

Northern Star Resources Limited and Saracen Mineral Holdings Limited are set to join forces, agreeing to a merger-of-equals worth $16 billion that will see the creation of a top-10 global producer.

Their combined world-class portfolio and three large-scale gold mines in Kalgoorlie and Yandal in Western Australia, as well as in North America, will target production of 2Mozpa.

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Open Day wows community

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Open Day wows community

Celebrating 30 years of operation on the Golden Mile, KCGM welcomed Goldfields residents and visitors to experience the region’s gold mining industry at a free community open day.

Held within the grounds of Hannans North Tourist Mine in Kalgoorlie on Saturday 29 June, the open day saw 3 500 locals, families, tourists and employees alike don their best high vis clothing and join in the celebrations.

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Gold at the Boulder Block Hotel

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Gold at the Boulder Block Hotel

In 1896, if you opened the door of Boulder Block Hotel and stepped inside, would you expect to find gold?

Yes, there is a story to be told about the secret goings-on at the Boulder Block Hotel. The underground miners of The Golden Mile were “on the gold”, and some of them were said to be selling the gold on the sly at the infamous pub before the whistle blew for the end of shift.

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