The approvals process for a major cut-back is not a simple exercise when a mine is located alongside the community. Kalgoorlie Consolidated Gold Mines (KCGM) has been through an extensive process of government, JV owner and community consultation to ensure that necessary permitting processes and detailed studies have been completed to allow this six year extension to the open pit mine life to be achieved. With the Kalgoorlie Boulder community being on the doorstep of the mine, it is critical to ensure that the operation runs smoothly and complies to the license conditions to achieve the full value of the Golden Pike cut-back, and leave behind a sustainable legacy for the local community._x000D_
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FORMAL CITATION:Berryman, T, 2010. Kalgoorlie Consolidated Gold Mines - the golden pike cut-back - approvals to mining, in Proceedings Sustainable Mining 2010, p 309 (The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy: Melbourne).