[3] The site, was originally owned by Plutonic Resources, a major Australian gold mining and exploration company.

[2] In June 2009, Lawlers has been certified as fully compliant with the International Cyanide Management Code.

Barrick sold the mines as it considered them high-cost and required cash to compensate for the rising cost of its Pascua-Lama gold project.

Kin relocated the movable assets of the plant 160km north to the Cardinia Gold Mine it was in the process of developing.

Subsequently, ownership of the site and remaining plant components was returned to Gold Fields in 2020.