Kalgoorlie Boulder Mining
From Engineering Heritage Western Australia
Faced with the problem of having to process refractory sulpho-tellride ore in the early 1900s Kalgoorlie mining engineers and metallurgists developed new processes which revolutionised gold extraction metallurgy. By 1905 Kalgoorlie Boulder was recognised as a world leader in gold extraction metallurgy and was only second to the South African Rand as a leading gold producing centre in the world.
Mining in Kalgoorlie Boulder was important to the development of Western Australia and the Government was supportive. Much funding for public infrastructure was provided.
By 1901 a third of the Western Australian population of 65,000 lived and worked on the Eastern Goldfields.
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Engineering Heritage Recognition Program
| Marker Type | National Engineering Landmark (NEL) |
| Award Date | 27 November 2001 |
| Prominent People | Richard Hamilton, Herbert Hoover, George Klug, George Ridgway. |
| Nomination Document | Available here |
| Ceremony Booklet | Available here |
| Ceremony Report | Available here |
| Interpretation Panel | None installed. |
