The Granites gold mine (Tanami Mine)
A gold mine in the Tanami Desert of the Northern Territory, about 540 km north-west of Alice Springs, also known as the Tanami Mine. A European prospector first found and recognised gold in the Tanami between 1898 and 1901; the mine has been run by Newmont since 2002.
Dated events and their evidence
- 1898 CE mainstream
Allan Arthur Davidson, the first European to find and recognise gold in the Tanami Desert, arrives; he prospects there until 1901 and takes the name Tanami from local Aboriginal people source - 2002 CE mainstream
Newmont buys the mine source - 2016 CE mainstream
Newmont begins a $120 million upgrade, with a new decline and new processing facilities, taking the mine's life to 2027 source
Where
20.5391° S, 130.3119° E
The point is Wikipedia's position for the mine.
Sources
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Granites_gold_mine
- https://ozgeology.com/blogs/news/australia-s-remote-billion-dollar-gold-mine-the-tanami-gold-mine
Each event carries Aion's own evidence grade (mainstream, disputed or speculative). This page repeats what the globe shows for this place.