Exploration at Kirkalocka has been carried out by a number of companies, including Sons of Gwalia, before Equigold Limited acquired the area in 2001.

Equigold finished mining in October 2005, and continued milling broken ore stockpiles until 14 August 2008.

[2][5] Equigold Limited sold the Kirkalocka tenements to Mount Magnet South NL in April 2008.

[6] The Kirkalocka plant, with associated infrastructure, was acquired by Mount Magnet South in a separate transaction in March 2009.

[7] In November 2015, Kirkalocka was sold to Minjar Gold Pty Ltd, a subsidiary of Shandong Tyan Home Co Ltd, a company listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange.