Website:http://www.stbarbara.com.au/ (St Barbara Limited - mine owner website)http://www.leonora.wa.gov.au/brief-history-gwalia-mine.aspx (Brief History Sons of Gwalia mine)
Description:The Gwalia Gold Mine is located at Gwalia, a few kilometres south of Leonora, Western Australia. It was originally established by Welsh miners in the late 19th century and Herbert Hoover, the later President of the United States, served as the mine manager in its early days from May to November 1898. It is operated by St Barbara Limited and is located 233 kilometres north of Kalgoorlie and 828 kilometres east of Perth in Western Australia's Great Victoria Desert. Kalgoorlie is a 1 hour flight or a 6.5 hour drive east of Perth.
Jurisdictions::Goldfields Esperance Development Commission, Goldfields Land and Sea Council, Shire of Leonora
