It is about 80 kms south of Kalgoorlie and 630kms east of Perth. Gold Fields acquired the St Ives Mine from WMC Resources in 2001, which is situated on the Norseman-Wiluna Greenstone Belt, forming part of the Yilgarn Craton in WA. ... Mining Operations. With the first major gold mining expedition commencing in the mid-1980s, St Ives has ...