The following information has been sourced for the Gold Industry Group’s industry-wide social and economic contribution brochure: A Golden Country.
Australia’s Gold Rushes built the nation
1. State Library New South Wales. Stories: Eureka! The rush for gold
2. National Museum Australia. Defining moments: Gold rushes
18. eGold. A Nation’s Heritage: Canoona, QLD
19. Western Australian Museum. Explore: WA Goldfields
20. University of Tasmania. Library: the companion to Tasmanian History
Influencing social change
1. State Library New South Wales. Stories: Eureka! The rush for gold
2. National Museum Australia. Defining moments: Gold rushes
32. National Museum of Australia. Explore the harvest of endurance scroll: Chinese gold miners
33. State Library of Western Australia. WA Migration Stories: Afghan Cameleers
Vital infrastructure
3. Deloitte. Golden Nation: the gold industry’s economic and social contribution to Australia
4. Gold Industry Group. News: Agnew Gold Mine leads the way in renewable energy
5. The Perth Mint. About us: History
35. Royal Australian Mint. About the Mint
Economic contribution
6. Minerals Council of Australia. Gold: abundant opportunities
10. Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety. Statistics Digest 2018-19
17. CMEWA. Australia factsheet
43. Deloitte. Estimates of royalties and company tax accrued in 2018-19
Driving employment
11. Thuong Nguyen, Economist, Office of the Chief Economist, Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources
Empowering communities
21. The West Australian. WA football kicking goals with biggest sponsorship deal
22. Gold Industry Group. Community Partners: Netball
23. Evolution Mining. Sustainability Report 2019
24. Gold Industry Group. IGO pledges $250,000 for COVID-19 and bush fire recovery
25. Gold Industry Group. Resources sector donates millions to community
26. Newcrest Mining. Community Partnerships
39. Ngurra Kujungka
Boosting tourism
12. City of Ballarat. News: Ballarat Visitor Numbers Returned to a Positive Trend in 2019
14. Tourism WA. Strategy and Research: Overnight Visitor Factsheet 2019 – Australia’s Golden Outback
15. Tourism WA. Strategy and Research: City of Kalgoorlie/Boulder Overnight Visitor Factsheet 2017/18/19
29. Gold Industry Group. 1st aussie gold Melbourne Cup
37. The Perth Mint. Gold Corporation Annual Report 2020
40. Hannans North Tourist Mine. About us
41. Central Deborah Gold Mine. About us
42. Old Treasury Building. About us
Advancing global society
7. World Gold Council. About gold: Gold demand: Sectors of demand: New uses for gold
13. World Gold Council. Gold Hub blog: Gold-based COVID-19 testing – an update
38. CSIRO. News: CSIRO uncovers innovative approach to gold exploration
8. World Gold Council. About Gold: Gold Facts (80)
9. Gold Industry Group. News: WA Premier launches Australia's first mine to mint gold tour
28. ABC Refinery. The world’s first fully automated tunnel barring machine in operation at ABC Refinery
30. Sydney Living Museums. A short history of the mint
31. Museums Victoria. Establishment of Melbourne Mint, 1872
34. ABC Bullion. Blog: ABC Refinery now using acidless separation