▁Wayne ▁Sw an , ▁Tre as urer ▁of ▁Australia , ▁stated ▁that ▁Prom inent ▁Hill ▁could ▁not ▁be ▁included ▁in ▁the ▁sale ▁as ▁it ▁was ▁within ▁sensitive ▁military ▁area ▁and ▁the ▁sale ▁went ▁only ▁ahead ▁after ▁Prom inent ▁Hill ▁was ▁ex cluded . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁mine ▁was ▁originally ▁owned ▁by ▁Australian ▁Cons olid ated ▁Min er als ▁P ty ▁Ltd ▁before ▁passing ▁into ▁the ▁ownership ▁of ▁Norm andy ▁P ose id on ▁Ltd ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁Norm andy , ▁now ▁renamed ▁Norm andy ▁M ining ▁Ltd , ▁was ▁acquired ▁by ▁New mont ▁Australia ▁Ltd ▁in ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁ ▁New mont ▁passed ▁on ▁the ▁mine ▁to ▁Ox iana ▁Limited ▁in ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁for ▁A $ 2 6 5 ▁million ▁and ▁Ox iana ▁merged ▁with ▁Z in if ex ▁to ▁form ▁O Z ▁Min er als ▁in ▁mid - 2 0 0 8 . ▁O Z ▁Min er als ▁had ▁to ▁sell ▁Golden ▁Gro ve ▁in ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁to ▁China ▁Min met als , ▁like ▁almost ▁all ▁its ▁other ▁mines , ▁when ▁the ▁company ▁was ▁hit ▁by ▁severe ▁financial ▁difficulties . ▁ ▁The ▁Golden ▁Gro ve ▁mine ▁currently ▁consists ▁of ▁two ▁operations ▁that ▁are ▁ 3   km ▁apart , ▁the ▁G oss an ▁Hill ▁under ground ▁mine ▁and ▁the ▁Sc ud d les ▁under ground ▁mine , ▁which ▁both ▁produce ▁z inc , ▁co pper , ▁lead , ▁silver ▁and ▁gold . ▁The ▁G oss