Copper Ore Mining

Construction in 2014 for $900m Yorke Peninsula copper project

A key study into a copper project in South Australia has indicated a potential development commencement date of early next year.

Final approval for $91m Murchison gold copper project

Approval has been granted to a significant WA gold and copper project.

PFS complete on $900m SA copper project

A prefeasibility study (PFS) on a Yorke Peninsula copper project has confirmed the potential for a 70 000 t/y copper operation.

DFS strengthens case for $91m Murchison gold/copper project

A definitive feasibility study (DFS) into a major WA copper/gold project has elevated the project's economic viability.

Major contract extension for SA underground mining project

A $200m contract has been awarded for an underground mining development.

Mining company announced new copper deposit at key $217m Mt Isa project

A new copper deposit has been discovered at a $217 million key mining project near Mt Isa in north west Queensland.

Xstrata looks locally as $124m open cut mine opens in northern Queensland

Mining giant Xstrata is looking to recruit and contract locally as it begins operations on a new $124 million open cut mine in Queensland’s North West.

Mining companies sign memorandum of understanding for Cloncurry load-out facility

Three mining companies have signed a memorandum of understanding for the development of a multi user rail load-out facility at Cloncurry in Queensland.

Production plan outlined for $52m WA gold-copper project

The road to production has been mapped out for a significant copper-gold project in the South Murchison region of WA.

‘Bureaucratic bottlenecks’ hold up Queensland copper mining exploration

Bureaucratic bottlenecks are holding up the issue of copper exploration permits leaving north west Queensland’s rich copper belt empty, according to Chinalco Yunnan Copper.