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Get PriceFor 2024 19 Cadia Mine produced 912 778 troy ounces of gold Its production during the third quarter of 2024 was 171 730 troy ounces of gold which rose to 195 181 ounces in Q1 2024 Open cut gold mining operation in remote Australia showing pit and spoil piles Credit Symbiosis Australia/Shutterstock 2 Boddington Gold Mine
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