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{{Short description|Gold mine in Western Australia}}
{{Use Australian English|date=April 2022}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox gold mine
| name = Paddington
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| caption =
| pushpin_map = Western Australia
| pushpin_label =Paddington Gold Mine
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Western Australia
| coordinates = {{coord|30|29|2623|S|121|2021|4506|E|region:AU-WA|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| place = [[Broad Arrow, Western Australia|Broad Arrow]]
| subdivision_type = [[States and territories of Australia|State]]
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| official website = {{URL|www.nortongoldfields.com.au}}
| acquisition year = 2007
| products = [[Gold]]
| stock_exchange = [[Australian Securities Exchange|ASX]]
| financial year = 2022
| stock_code = [http://www.asx.com.au/asx/research/companyInfo.do?by=asxCode&asxCode=NGF NGF]
| amount = 177,000 [[Troy weight|ounces]]
| financial year = 2009-10
| amount = 140,436
| opening year = 1985
| closing year =
| module = {{Infobox mapframe
|stroke-colour=#C60C30
|stroke-width=3
|marker=industrial
|marker-colour=#1F2F57
|zoom=10
}}
}}
 
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It is operated by [[Norton Gold Fields Limited]], having acquired the mine from [[Barrick Gold]] on 25 August 2007 for [[Australian dollar|A$]]45 million.<ref name=paddy>[http://www.nortongoldfields.com.au/Projects_Paddington.htm Norton Gold Fields Limited website - Paddington Gold Mine (100%) (Paddington)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091003105659/http://www.nortongoldfields.com.au/Projects_Paddington.htm |date=2009-10-03 }} accessed: 2 October 2009</ref>
 
Paddington Gold are major sponsors of the new local rugby league club, [[Goldfields Titans]].
 
==History==
[[File:Gold mines Kalgoorlie 2.jpgsvg|180px|thumb|left|Gold mines in the [[Kalgoorlie, Western Australia|Kalgoorlie]] region]]
The mine opened in 1985, under the ownership of Pancontinental Mining, mining ore in two [[Open-pit mining|open pit operations]], the two original open pits being active until 2002. In 1994, the processing plant was upgraded to be able to handle 3.0 million tonnes of ore per annum.<ref name="paddy"/>
 
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On 28 September 2009, two miners were seriously injured, having been pinned between the counterweight of an excavator and a wall in the plant area.<ref>[https://archive.today/20110706110259/http://www.miningaustralia.com.au/Article/Serious-accident-at-Paddington/500008.aspx Serious accident at Paddington] Australian Mining website, published: 28 September 2009, accessed: 2 October 2009</ref>
 
Following acquisition by Chinese company [[Zijin Mining]], Norton Gold Fields Limited was delisted from the [[Australian Securities Exchange]] in July 2017.<ref>{{cite web |title=NORTON GOLD FIELDS LIMITED (NGF) |url=https://www.delisted.com.au/company/norton-gold-fields-limited%20/ |website=www.delisted.com.au |publisher= |accessdate=18 April 2022}}</ref>
 
==Production==
Recent production of the mine:<ref name="paddy"/><ref>{{cite web |title=Paddington Mill |url=https://nortongoldfields.com.au/paddington-mill/ |website=nortongoldfields.com.au |publisher=Norton Gold Fields Limited |accessdate=18 April 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Zijin Mining 2020 Annual Report |url=https://www.zijinmining.com/upload/pdfjs/web/viewer.html?file=/upload/file/2021/06/09/538a46cc4831452e97b30cae55c9cf97.pdf |website=www.zijinmining.com |publisher=[[Zijin Mining]] |accessdate=18 April 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Norton Gold Fields |url=https://www.zijinmining.com/global/program-detail-71742.htm |website=www.zijinmining.com |publisher=[[Zijin Mining]] |accessdate=26 February 2024}}</ref>
Recent production of the mine:<ref name="paddy"/>
{| class="wikitable"
|- align style="text-align:center"; bgcolor="background:#DAA520daa520;"
! Year
! Production
! Grade
! Cost per ounce
|- alignstyle="text-align:center;"
| 1997–98
| 1997-98
| 209,000 ounces
| 2.2 g/t
| [[Australian dollar|A$]] 317
|- alignstyle="text-align:center;"
| 1998–99
| 1998-99
| 162,000 ounces
| 2.2 g/t
| A$400
|- alignstyle="text-align:center;"
| 1999–2000
| 132,000 ounces
| 2.7 g/t
| A$352
|- alignstyle="text-align:center;"
| 2000–01
| 2000-01
| 148,000 ounces
| 1.8 g/t
| A$376
|- alignstyle="text-align:center;"
| 2001–02
| 2001-02
| 225,000 ounces
| 2.3 g/t
| A$383
|- alignstyle="text-align:center;"
| 2002–03
| 2002-03
| 308,000 ounces
| 3.2 g/t
| A$498
|- alignstyle="text-align:center;"
| 2003–04
| 2003-04
| 244,000 ounces
| 2.6 g/t
| A$478
|- alignstyle="text-align:center;"
| 2004–05
| 2004-05
| 243,000 ounces
| 2.6 g/t
| A$576
|- alignstyle="text-align:center;"
| 2005–06
| 2005-06
| 259,000 ounces
| 2.9 g/t
| A$501
|- alignstyle="text-align:center;"
| 2006–07
| 2006-07
| 214,000 ounces
| 2.2 g/t
|
|- alignstyle="text-align:center;"
| 2007–08
| 2007-08
| 126,000 ounces
| 1.5 g/t
| A$754
|- alignstyle="text-align:center;"
| 2008–09
| 2008-09
| 135,067 ounces
| 1.45 g/t
| A$791
|- alignstyle="text-align:center;"
| 2009–10
| 2009-10
| 140,436 ounces
|
|
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 2010–11
|
|
|
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 2011–12
|
|
|
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 2012–13
|
|
|
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 2013–14
|
|
|
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 2014–15
|
|
|
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 2015–16
|
|
|
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 2016–17
| 190,993 ounces
| 1.97 g/t
|
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 2017
|
|
|
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 2018
|
|
|
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 2019
|
|
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|- style="text-align:center;"
| 2020
| 185,606 ounces
|
|
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 2021
|
|
|
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 2022
| 177,000 ounces
|
|
|}
 
==Sources==
* ''The Australian Mines Handbook: 2003-2004 Edition'', Louthean Media Pty Ltd, Editor: Ross Louthean
* [http://www.dmp.wa.gov.au/documents/000221.jemma.williams.pdf Western Australian Mineral and Petroleum Statistics Digest 2008] Page 34: Principal Mineral and Petroleum Producers - Gold
 
== References ==
{{Reflist|30em}}
 
===Bibliography===
* {{Cite book| editor-first=Ross |editor-last=Louthean |title=The Australian Mines Handbook: 2003-2004 Edition | publisher=Louthean Media Pty Ltd| location= }}
 
== External links ==
* {{Official website|https://nortongoldfields.com.au/}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110605055325/http://www.ga.gov.au/bin/gazm01?placename=Paddington&placetype=0&state=WA+ Place Names Search Results - Paddington] [[Geoscience Australia]] website
* [https://minedex.dmirs.wa.gov.au/Web/projects/details/33445e63-e81c-4960-ab7b-d3d528b036f3 MINEDEX website: Paddington - Mt Pleasant] Database of the [[Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety]]
* [http://www.nortongoldfields.com.au/ Norton Gold Fields Limited - Paddington operations]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080911130252/http://minedexext.doir.wa.gov.au/minedex/external/common/appMain.jsp MINEDEX website]
* [http://au.finance.yahoo.com/q/apr?s=NGF.AX Norton Gold Fields Limited at Yahho!7 Finance]
 
{{Active Gold Mines in Western Australia}}
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[[Category:Goldfields-EsperanceCity of Kalgoorlie–Boulder]]
[[Category:Barrick Gold]]
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