Boddington on Schedule to Become a 1 million oz/yr Gold Producer

摘要

The recommissioned Boddington gold mine was officially opened on February 3, by Western Australian Premier Colin Barnett and President of Newmont Mining Corp. Richard O'Brien. Boddington is a large, open-pit mine about 130 km southeast of Perth. It is located within the Saddleback Greenstone Belt, a fault bonded sliver of achaean volcanic and shallow level intrusive rocks, surrounded by granitic and gneissic rocks. It is 100% owned and operated by Newmont Mining Corporation.