38 / 92
36 Independence Group NL
JAGUAR OPERATION
The Jaguar Operation is comprised of State mining, exploration and
miscellaneous leases. The nearest towns to the Jaguar Operation are Leonora
and Leinster. The Jaguar Operation is primarily situated on Tarmoola and
Weebo pastoral leases.
Given the 35-year history of mining activities within the Jaguar Operation’s
mining leases, the area has been heavily impacted. These impacts include
exploration land clearing, road development, and the existence of mining
related structures including waste rock dumps, historic tailings storage
facilities, and lay down areas. The surrounding bushland has also been
severely degraded as a result of prolonged grazing by goats and cattle within
the surrounding pastoral leases. The most significant historic feature is the
abandoned Teutonic Bore open pit. (Refer to the Environmental impacts section
of this report).
LOCATION
The Jaguar Operation is 60km north of Leonora in Western Australia.
$26.6 M
in salaries paid
$7 M
in State royalties
paid