Wanderlust World Wanderlust World Visit the "Super Pit" which is the largest open-pit gold mine in Australia according to the "Super Pit" website (Superpit.com.au). The entire mine is located in Western Australia near Kalgoorlie. The gold mine can produce up to 850,000 ounces of gold annually which translates into about $1.2 billion in gold prices as of March 29, 2011. Newmont Australia and Barrick Gold Corporation both own a 50% stake in the business.
Visit the Barrick Gold Strike located in Nevada, USA. According to the main Barrick website, there exist at least 12.6 million ounces of gold available to mine as of December 31, 2010. In the year 2010, the mind produced over 1.24 million ounces of gold. This amount of gold, translated into gold prices as of March 29, 2011, would be $1.76 billion.
Visit the Olympic Dam located in Adelaide, South Australia. The Olympic Dam is the fifth largest producer of gold in the world, and also produces other valuable metals such as copper and uranium. As of 2011, the committee running the Olympic Dam project wishes to expand the mine to find more resources. The expansion will take an estimated 11 years to complete.
Explore the South deep mine which is owned by Gold Fields (Goldfields.co.za). This mine is located to the south west of Johannesburg in South Africa. The entire mine is located 2,000 to 3,000 meters below ground. Gold Fields' website estimates that there are 29.3 million ounces of mineral reserves available in the mine as of 2011. The website states that it is one of the most valuable, undeveloped mines in all the world.