King of the Hills Gold Mine
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Location | Leonora |
| State | Western Australia |
| Country | Australia |
| Coordinates | 28°39′58″S 121°10′01″E / 28.66611°S 121.16694°E |
| Production | |
| Products | Gold |
| Production | 102,574 ounces[4] |
| Financial year | 2022–23 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1990 |
| Active | 1990–20052011–20162018–20212022–present |
| Owner | |
| Company | Red 5 Limited |
| Website | www |
| Year of acquisition | 2017 |
The King of the Hills Gold Mine, formerly the Tarmoola Gold Mine, is located 29 km north-west of Leonora, Western Australia. The mine was placed in care and maintenance from September 2004, when a pit wall failure forced its closure. It is owned by Saracen Mineral Holdings Limited.
The Tarmoola mine was originally developed and opened in May 1990 by Mt Edon Gold Mines Australia NL. It is now known as King of the Hills, the original name for the area from its discovery in 1897, and is owned and operated by Saracen Mineral Holdings Limited. Saracen commenced underground mining operations at King of the Hills in July 2016, but sold the mine to Red 5 Limited. Red 5 constructed a new processing plant at the mine and re-commenced underground mining in late March 2022.