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Underground Mining
AngloGold Ashanti Australia’s Graduate Programme is a two-year, structured programme based on best practices within the career paths associated with each discipline.
Graduates have the opportunity to work at both the company’s open pit and underground operations.
Ever wondered how gold is actually retrieved from the earth? Although movies may have you believe gold is found in big nuggets on the surface or by panning in a river, this is rarely true on a commercial scale.
The process of getting gold out of the earth is a little more complicated (and costly) than that, so read on to find out exactly how gold is mined here in Australia.
In the heart of Canning Vale, a short 20-minute drive from the Perth CBD, is a training facility that is quietly reshaping the landscape of mining training in Western Australia. ASX listed Westgold Resources Limited (ASX: WGX - Westgold) training centre is redefining how new entrants to the mining world are prepared for the challenges of underground mining and processing plant environments.
AngloGold Ashanti's Sunrise Dam gold mine in Western Australia is making history as it hosts the world's first trial of the Sandvik TH665B, the largest battery-electric underground mining truck.
The groundbreaking truck features an electric driveline with an impressive 630kW (858hp) power output, accompanied by a substantial 354kWh lithium-iron phosphate (LiFePO4 or LFP) battery.
