Copper Ore Mining

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.

EPC contract awarded for WA dump leaching facility refurbishment

A senior figure at the company recently awarded a mining contract in WA has explained the procurement situation to Projectory.

Production forecasts potentially doubled at SA Copper project, capex up to $900m

A SA copper project has identified extensions to its mineable resources, and increased capex to $900m.

Paste backfill plant EPC contract awarded for major WA copper gold project

A leading engineering consulting and contracting company has been awarded a contract for a copper-gold project in WA.

NT government assesses $101m gold mine project

A mining project proposed by a gold and base metals exploration company has been put before the NT government for approval.

Wide range of services required in 2014 for NT mining project

The project manager for a major NT mining project has updated Projectory on procurement needs at his organisation.