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The Frog's Leg Gold Mine is a gold mine located 19 km west of Kalgoorlie, Western Australia. It is jointly owned by La Mancha Resources (51% - operator) and Avoca Resources Limited (49%).〔(MINEDEX website - Mungari East search result ) accessed: 6 January 2010〕 ==History== The gold deposit at Frog's Leg was discovered in 1999 and mining originally occurred in an open pit operation from April 2004 to October 2005, when operations ceased again.〔(Frog's Leg Mine ) La Mancha website, accessed: 6 January 2010〕 To the frustration of Dioro, Mines and Resources Australia Pty Ltd, a subsidiary of the French company Areva,〔(Historique AREVA NC ) accessed: 7 January 2010〕 delayed the development of an underground mine at the location, an impasse only solved by the sale of its 51% stake.〔(Frog's Leg may give Dioro the hop it needs to crack open some vintage Penfold ) ''The Age'', published: 21 May 2007, accessed: 7 January 2010〕 In September 2006, La Mancha Resources announced the takeover of Mines and Resources Australia's 51% share of the project and begun a major drilling program to define potential resources. With this transaction, La Mancha also acquired the White Foil Gold Mine.〔(La Mancha Closes Transaction ) La Mancha website, published: 28 September 2006, accessed: 6 January 2010〕 In mid-2007, the company begun to develop an underground operation. In May 2008, the first gold was poured at the mine and, on 1 January 2009, commercial production was achieved.〔 Dioro's ore from the Frog's Leg mine is processed at the Dioro-owned ''Jubilee Mill'', located at the South Kalgoorlie Gold Mine, which was commissioned in 1987.〔(Annual report 2008–09 ) Dioro ASX announcement, published: 27 November 2009, accessed: 6 January 2010〕〔(Quarterly Report for the period ending 31 August ) Dioro ASX announcement, published: 31 September 2009, accessed: 6 January 2010〕 Dioro's 49% stake in the Frog's Leg mine, together with the South Kal operation were part of a takeover war between Avoca Resources and Ramelius Resources. Avoca, owner of the Higginsville Gold Mine and Ramelius, owner of the Wattle Dam Gold Mine, both in the area south of Kalgoorlie, were both interested in acquiring Dioro to combine their existing operations with Dioro's.〔(Dioro out of touch, says Avoca Resources ) ''The Australian'', published: 17 June 2009, accessed: 6 January 2010〕〔(Avoca opens offer for gold miner Dioro ) ''The Sydney Morning Herald'', published: 19 May 2009, accessed: 6 January 2010〕 After a failed bit by Avoca in August 2009 and a subsequent extension to the bit by Ramelius, Avoca made a new offer for Dioro on 29 December 2009, despite having earlier declared that its August bit was final.〔(Avoca increase bid for Dioro Exploration ) ninemsn.com.au, published: 29 December 2009, accessed: 6 January 2010〕 Avoca eventually succeeded in its bit for Dioro and, on 21 April 2010, Dioro was delisted from the ASX.〔(Removal from Official List ) Dioro ASX announcement, published: 21 April 2010, accessed: 7 May 2010〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Frog's Leg Gold Mine」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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