The largest gold mine operating in Western Australia by production scale and total resource output is the Newmont Boddington gold mine, situated south-east of Perth, which surpassed the famous Fimiston Open Pit (commonly known as the Super Pit in Kalgoorlie). Both massive mining operations represent monumental pillars of Australia's rich gold-mining heritage, producing hundreds of thousands of ounces of gold annually through advanced open-cut and large-scale processing facilities.