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Location
| Address: | Reefs Road, Stawell Gold Mines Observation Area, Stawell, 3380 |
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| State: | VIC |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -37.058631 Long: 142.799414 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Monument |
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| Monument Theme: | Technology |
| Sub-Theme: | Industry |
| Approx. Event Start Date: | June-1981 |
| Approx. Event End Date: | March-2010 |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Friday 28th November, 2003 |
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This plaque is to commemorate 2,000,000 ounces of gold produced at Stawell Gold Mines between June 1981 & March 2010.
A collaborative effort by many involved.
"Stawell Gold Mines - continuing to work with our community & resource"
The Stawell Gold Mines Observation Area was officially opened by the Hon. Theo Theophanous MP Minister for Energy Industries and Resources to commemorate the first 1,000,000 ounces of gold poured under MPI Mines management at Stawell
28 November 2003
"Working with our community"
1,000,000 ounce Gold Bullion
This replica gold bullion represents 1,000,000 ounces of gold poured by MPI Mines between December 1992 and October 2003.
A true gold bullion of this size would weigh approximately 31 tonne and have an approximate value of 0.5 billion dollars.
