Mine · Western Australia, Australia
Butcher Well
Butcher Well is a mine in Western Australia, Australia, owned by AngloGold Ashanti Australia Limited and Northern Star (Carosue Dam) Pty Ltd.
Facts
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Western Australia | WA MINEDEX (DMIRS-001) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Undeveloped | WA MINEDEX (DMIRS-001) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Commodities | gold, silver | WA MINEDEX (DMIRS-001) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | AngloGold Ashanti Australia Limited | WA Mining Tenements (DMIRS-003) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | Northern Star (Carosue Dam) Pty Ltd | WA Mining Tenements (DMIRS-003) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Area | 1,866 ha (tenements: 3, title: mining lease) | WA Mining Tenements (DMIRS-003) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | -29.2545, 122.3239 | WA MINEDEX (DMIRS-001) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares by area
Butcher Well is the 231st-largest of 500 mines in Western Australia by area, with 1,866 ha. It reports no mineral resources, so it is ranked by area among the mines in our data that report one, whatever their status. Areas of shared titles overlap, so they are not added up.
| Within | Rank |
|---|---|
| Western Australia | 231st of 500 |
How its owner compares
Northern Star (Carosue Dam) Pty Ltd owns 6 of the 500 mines in Australia in our data with a named owner; 1 owner has more. Counts cover the mines in our data that name an owner, holder or operator; an asset with several owners counts for each.
| Owner in Australia | Rank | Mines | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamersley Iron Pty Limited | 1st | 11 | 2.2% |
| BHP Minerals Pty Ltd | 2nd | 6 | 1.2% |
| Itochu Minerals & Energy Of Australia Pty Ltd | 2nd | 6 | 1.2% |
| Northern Star (Carosue Dam) Pty Ltd | 2nd | 6 | 1.2% |
| Alcoa of Australia Limited | 5th | 5 | 1% |
Owners and place
More from AngloGold Ashanti Australia Limited
- Tropicana88 Mt
- Sunrise Dam84.7 Mt
Other mines in Western Australia
- China First Iron Ore6,618 Mt
- Robe River - Deepdale6,251 Mt
- Iron Bridge6,197 Mt
- Speewah Vanadium-Titanium5,951 Mt
- Sino - Cape Preston Iron5,088 Mt
- Solomon - Greater Solomon4,150 Mt
- Thunderbird - Kimberley Mineral Sands3,472 Mt
- Western Hub / FMG2,781 Mt
Data on this page
- WA MINEDEX (DMIRS-001). WA MINEDEX (DMIRS-001), CC BY 4.0.
- WA Mining Tenements (DMIRS-003). WA Mining Tenements (DMIRS-003), CC BY 4.0.