Australia's Kalgoorlie Consolidated Gold Mines to Shut Down Gidji Roaster by End of 2015

PERTH, AUSTRALIA--March 11, 2014--Researched by Industrial Info Resources Australia (Perth, Australia)--Kalgoorlie Consolidated Gold Mines Limited (KCGM) will shut down its Gidji Roaster ore treatment unit and replace it with an ultra-fine grinding mill by the end of 2015. Gidji Roaster is located about 18 kilometers north of the town of Kalgoorlie and is jointly operated by Barrick Gold Corporation (NYSE:ABX) (Toronto, Canada) and Newmont Australia Limited, a subsidiary of Newmont Mining Corporation (NYSE:NEM) (Greenwood Village, Colorado).