Copper Ore Mining
Xstrata Mount Isa Mines has announced plans to expand existing mining operations and develop of new mines at Mount Isa and the broader region.
TriAusMin will most likely assess in Q3 CY2011 financing options for its Woodlawn Re-treatment Project (WRP) in Tarago following completion of Front End Engineering & Design (FEED).
Swiss mining and trading company Glencore has revealed plans for a $129 million expansion from 2013 of its 100%-owned underground Cobar copper mine in Central Western NSW.
BHP Billiton has released the final Supplementary Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) for the expansion of its Olympic Dam operation in South Australia.
Monadelphous Group Limited has secured maintenance and construction contracts with a combined value of about $200 million.
BHP Billiton’s Supplementary Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for its Olympic Dam expansion project is ready to be assessed by Federal, State and Territory Governments.
Moly Mines is in advanced negotiations with an engineering consortium for construction of the mine and associated processing plant for its Spinifex Ridge Molybdenum Copper Project.
Altona Mining has commenced a new Definitive Feasibility Study (DFS) and appointed a project manager for its Roseby Copper Project north of Cloncurry near Mt Isa in Queensland.
China's state-owned Minerals and Metals Group is poised to commit to a $100 million expansion of its Golden Grove copper-zinc mine east of Geraldton.
A final decision on the Olympic Dam Project (ODP) by Commonwealth, State and Territory governments is expected in the second half of this year.
