The Pajingo gold operation is located in Queensland, approximately 50 km south of Charters Towers which is 134km south-west of Townsville. It was discovered by Battle Mountain Gold Company in 1983 and first gold production commenced in 1986 from open pit mines.
Since its initial discovery, there has been various ownership changes of Pajingo with Minjar Gold acquiring the operation from Evolution Mining at the end of August 2016.
The Pajingo gold operation has produced more than 2.7 million ounces since 1996 and is forecast to produce between an average of 60,000oz and 65,000oz p.a from 2017-2019.