1897
Gwalia gold mine opens
1900
Gold production at Gwalia surpasses 90,000 ounces. Production and profits increase, 500 men employed on the mine and a 50-head mill completed.
1913
The old winder engine struggles to cope with hauling the ore and is replaced with a Fraser and Chalmers steam-powered winding engine. Headframe raised to 62 feet to accommodate new winder.
1914
Gas producers to generate electricity and a cyanide plant to treat the ore are installed at Gwalia
1921
An unexplainable fire on 19 January 1921 destroys the gas power station and mill, leaving the slime treatment plant and haulage equipment intact. Reconstruction begins.
1929
Mine is redeveloped and an incline shaft sunk below 4000ft (1219m).
1963
Gwalia mine closes
1983/4
Open pit mining commences at Gwalia
1999
Open pit mining ceases at Gwalia, the Hoover decline is established for underground mining
2002
Gwalia put on Care and Maintenance
JUL 2007
Genesis Minerals Limited listed on the Australian Securities Exchange
2007 -2015
Acquisition and divestment of various South American copper and gold interests
2008
Underground operations at Gwalia resume
JAN 2012
Dacian Gold acquisition of Mt Morgans Project
MAR 2014
Acquisition of Viking Gold Project
JUN 2015
Acquisition of Ulysses Gold Deposit
OCT 2016
Mining Commences at Ulysses West Open Pit
NOV 2016
First Ore from Ulysses West Open Pit (toll-milled)
DEC 2016
Initial Ulysses West Open Pit campaign concludes
JAN 2017
Construction commences at Mt Morgans
MAY 2017
Underground Mining commences at Westralia (Mt Morgans)
SEP 2017
Acquisition of the rights to Baramaia Gold Project
APR 2018
First gold at Mt Morgans
JUN 2019
Divestment of Viking Gold Project
JUN 2020
Acquisition of Kookynie Gold Project – Admiral, Butterfly, Clark, Danluce, King, Orient Well, Puzzle
MAR 2021
Dacian Gold acquisition of Redcliffe Project, via merger with NTM Gold Ltd.
JUN 2021
Puzzle North discovery
MAR 2022
Genesis enters the ASX All Ordinaries Index
MAR 2022
Group Ore Resources grows to 2.0Moz
SEP 2022
Genesis acquires control of Dacian Gold
DEC 2022
Merger of Genesis and St Barbara announced
DEC 2022
Genesis Mining Services established
JAN 2023
Mt Morgans Operations placed on Care and Maintenance
JUN 2023
First delivery of Genesis Mining Services’ fleet
JUN 2023
Acquisition of St Barbara’s Leonora Assets – Including Gwalia Operations, Tower Hill, Harbour Lights and Bardoc
JUL 2023
Group Ore Reserves grow to 3.9Moz, Mineral Resources grow to 15.0Moz
SEP 2023
First Ore from Admiral
SEP 2023
Genesis enters the ASX200 Index
DEC 2023
Completion of Dacian Gold Acquisition
FEB 2024
Acquisition of Bruno-Lewis & Raeside Tenements
MAR 2024
Release of 5-Year Strategic Plan
MAR 2024
Firing of Odyssey Portal at Ulysses
SEP 2024
First Ore at Hub
OCT 2024
Commencement of Milling at Laverton
NOV 2024
First Gold at Laverton
MAY 2025
Acquisition of Laverton Gold Project