The Gold Stealing Detection Unit (GSDU) investigating the potential theft of large quantities of gold bearing ore, executed 9 search warrants at residential and commercial properties in the Kalgoorlie and Busselton areas between December 2020 and January 2021 resulting in the arrest of two men and a woman.
Information obtained during the investigation led GSDU detectives to focus on a toll milling contract at the Greenfields Mill in Coolgardie, where a parcel of 16,931 tonnes of gold bearing ore was processed.
The 16,931 tonnes of ore produced 1,881.8 ounces of gold with an approximate gold value at the time of $3,368,704.00.
It is alleged the charged men transferred funds from processing the ore into bank accounts they could access.
A 73-year-old man from Geographe is due to appear in the Kalgoorlie Magistrates Court on 1 February 2021 for Stealing as a Servant (8,465.5 tonnes of gold ore, $1,180,822.00).
A 40-year-old man from East Fremantle is due to appear in the Kalgoorlie Magistrates Court on 8 February 2021 for Stealing as a Servant (8,465.5 tonnes of gold ore, $1,180,822.00).
A 39-year-old woman from Boulder is due to appear before the Kalgoorlie Magistrates Court on 25 January 2021 for Possession of Stolen or Unlawfully Obtained Property (receiving part of the profits.)
