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Barbara

Queensland, Australia · Open Pit

Care And Maintenance
CopperGoldLeadMolybdenumSilverZinc
Workforce
Active workforce historically (site contractors & staff), currently minimal
Overview
The Barbara project was an active mining site from 2019 to late 2020, producing copper-gold ore. After processing final stockpiles in early 2021, operations were halted and the mine was placed into care-and-maintenance pending further economic evaluation, drilling, and studies on underground potential.
Processing
Base metals extraction (copper with some gold)
Equipment
Heavy earth-moving fleet: excavators, loaders, haul trucks (contractor-operated).
Companies & ownership
  • Aeris Resources
    ASX:AIS
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Beltana

South Australia, Australia · Underground

Care And Maintenance
CopperLeadSilverZinc
Workforce
940 people
Overview
Beltana Mine historically refers to underground coal mining activity that formed part of the Bulga Coal Complex located near Singleton in the Hunter Valley of New South Wales, Australia. This complex is one of Australia’s notable coal mining operations, producing both thermal and coking coal for export markets.
Processing
coal mining operations, producing both thermal and coking coal
Equipment
Longwall equipment: shearers, powered roof supports, conveyors, and auxiliary loaders.
Companies & ownership
  • Bulga Coal Management Pty Ltd
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Bethanga

Victoria, Australia · Underground

Historic Mine
CopperGold
Overview
Nexus Minerals is a well-funded resource company with a portfolio of gold projects in Western Australia, gold-copper & critical minerals in New South Wales and porphyry copper-gold in Bethanga Victoria.
Companies & ownership
  • Nexus Minerals Ltd
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Boddington Gold & Copper Mine

Western Australia, Australia · Open Pit

Operating
CopperGoldLeadMolybdenumSilverZinc
Workforce
1,900–2,000 personnel
Overview
Newmont Boddington Gold Mine is one of Australia’s largest gold and copper mining operations, located about 16 km northwest of Boddington in Western Australia’s Saddleback Greenstone Belt — approximately 130 km southeast of Perth. The site comprises two large open‑pit mines (North and South Pits) and a major processing plant producing both gold and copper concentrates.
Processing
Gold and copper
Equipment
Truck & Shovel Operation: Large haul trucks paired with electric rope shovels and excavators for bench mining
Companies & ownership
  • Newmont Corporation
    NYSE:NEM
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Cadia East

New South Wales, Australia · Underground

Operating
CopperGoldLeadMolybdenumSilverZinc
Workforce
regional workforce of ~1,500+ roles
Overview
Cadia East Mine is part of the broader Cadia Valley Operations complex located about 25 km south of Orange in Central West New South Wales, Australia. It’s recognised as one of Australia’s largest gold and copper deposits, operating primarily as a bulk underground panel cave mine.
Processing
Australia’s largest gold and copper deposits
Equipment
he broader Cadia operations fleet includes dozens of underground loaders; e.g. ~33 production loaders (~18 t payload) Advanced automation and remote operation technologies are used (e.g. autonomous underground loaders in panel cave operations)
Companies & ownership
  • Newmont Overseas Holdings Pty Ltd
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Cairn Hill

South Australia, Australia · Open Pit

Care And Maintenance
Iron Ore (Magnetite)CopperGold
Mine life
4.5 years
Workforce
over 60 jobs during operational phases; up to 1,300 jobs during construction for expansion; about 80 people when closed in late 2019.
Overview
The Cairn Hill mine is an open-pit mine located in South Australia, approximately 55 kilometres south-east of Coober Pedy. It is operated by Cu-River Mining Australia Pty Ltd, which acquired the project in 2014. The mine is situated within the Woomera Prohibited Area.
Production
one million tonnes of magnetite ore produced and exported in the first 12 months after reopening in 2016; 4,000,000 tonnes of iron ore exported by July 2013 under a previous owner.
Processing
dry magnetic separation process, plans for a wet processing plant, crushing on-site
Equipment
300-tonne and 130-tonne hydraulic excavators, 130-tonne electric drive dump trucks (model XDE120), Metso Jaw and Cone Crushers, Metso Tracked Screen, 47-tonne Excavator, Metso Impactor
Expansion
An expansion plan announced in 2017 was estimated to create up to 1,300 jobs during construction.
Companies & ownership
  • Cu-River Mining Australia Pty Ltd
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Carrapateena

South Australia, Australia · Underground

Operating
Copper
Commodities, grades and output
YearCommodityAv. GradeOutput
2023Copper-17700 t
Opened
2019-01-01
End year
2045
Mine life
22 years
Overview
The Carrapateena mine is an operating copper-gold mine located on the eastern margin of the Gawler Craton, approximately 160 km north of Port Augusta in South Australia. It is an underground mine that primarily utilises the sub-level caving mining method. Development of the mine decline is in progress to support a future block cave mining operation for the bottom half of the orebody.
Production
Production overview - 2023: copper 17700 t.
Processing
Ore is processed on-site through conventional crushing, grinding, and flotation to produce a copper concentrate. The surface infrastructure includes a processing plant that had an initial nameplate capacity of 4.25 million tonnes per annum. A second underground crusher, Crusher Station 2, was commissioned in March 2024, enabling higher productivity from the sub-level cave.
Equipment
The mine utilises an extensive fleet of modern, large-scale underground mining equipment. A contractor, Byrnecut, operates equipment that includes: Development Drills: Sandvik DD422i Dual Control / DD421-60C (7 units), Production Drills: Epiroc Simba E7C (4 units), Cable Bolter: Sandvik DS422i / DS421C (2 units), Boggers (Loaders): Sandvik LH621i (14 units), Trucks: Sandvik TH663i (21 units), Charge-up Units: Charmec MC605 VE Smart Drive / Charmec LC605 Emulsion Unit (5 units). The processing plant includes underground crushers and a conveyor system.
Expansion
A significant expansion is underway to transition the lower half of the mine from a sub-level cave to a block cave. This Block Cave Expansion project is progressing, with the access decline being developed below the existing sub-level cave. The expansion is expected to increase throughput to up to 12 Mtpa, with a ramp-up from FY29. BHP is also investing in increasing the processing plant capacity to enable an uplift in throughput to 7 Mt/y of mined ore. An expansion project is expected to extend the mine life beyond the existing sub-level cave.
Companies & ownership
  • BHP Group
    ASX:BHP
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Cawse

Western Australia, Australia · Open Pit

Care And Maintenance
CobaltCopperNickelPalladiumPlatinumRhodium
Workforce
300–400 workers
Overview
Cawse Mine is a nickel–cobalt mining project located in the Goldfields region of Western Australia, about 50 km northwest of Kalgoorlie.
Processing
Nickel and cobalt
Equipment
Hydraulic excavators, Wheel loaders, Haul trucks, Drill rigs, Bulldozers, Graders
Companies & ownership
  • Blackstone Minerals
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Elizabeth Creek

South Australia, Australia · Underground

Historic Mine
CobaltCopperSilver
Overview
Minerals mined: principally copper, along with some minor gold and silver in parts of the deposit
Companies & ownership
  • Coda Minerals Ltd
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George Fisher Mine

Queensland, Australia · Underground

Operating
CopperLeadSilverZinc
Overview
George Fisher Mine is one of the world’s largest underground base-metal mines, producing zinc, lead, and silver concentrates. Mining uses sub-level open stoping with paste backfill, feeding an on-site concentrator.
Companies & ownership
  • Glencore
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Koongie Park

Western Australia, Australia · Underground

Operating
CopperSilverZinc
Overview
The Koongie Park copper/zinc project is situated in the highly mineralised Halls Creek Mobile Belt
Companies & ownership
  • AuKing Mining Limited
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Liontown

Queensland, Australia · Open Pit

Historic Mine
CopperGoldLeadSilverZinc
Overview
Open‑pit gold mine, Developed to exploit gold mineralisation in quartz veins hosted within greenstone belt rocks typical of the Eastern Goldfields.
Companies & ownership
  • Sunshine Metals Ltd
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Mount Sholl

Western Australia, Australia · Underground

Under Development
CobaltCopperNickelPalladiumPlatinumRhodium
Overview
Copper is the primary commodity historically targeted, Historical workings also reported minor amounts of lead, zinc, gold and silver in some zones, Mineralisation is typically associated with vein and structural hosted deposits in the local Pilbara geology
Companies & ownership
  • Raiden Resources Ltd
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New Occidental

New South Wales, Australia · Underground

Operating
CopperGold
Overview
he Mount Morgan Mine was originally discovered in 1882, and it became one of the richest gold mines in the world. Over time it also produced significant copper and iron ore.
Companies & ownership
  • Newmont Corporation
    NYSE:NEM
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Prominent Hill

South Australia, Australia · Underground

Operating
CopperGold
Commodities, grades and output
YearCommodityAv. GradeOutput
2023Copper-8200 t
2022Copper-55547 t
2022Gold-124843 oz
Opened
2009-01-01
End year
2040
Capex (est.)
USD 900.00M
Workforce
The company offers flights from Adelaide and Port Augusta, and a bus service from Coober Pedy for its workforce who work on lifestyle-friendly rosters. Kinetic is contracted to provide transportation services, including camp-to-site transfers and airport shuttles.
Overview
Prominent Hill is an underground copper, gold, and silver mine located in the Gawler Craton, 650 kilometres north-west of Adelaide, South Australia. Originally developed as an open-pit mine, operations are now principally underground, with ore collected from the Ankata and Malu underground open stoping mine areas. BHP took ownership of the mine in 2023 as part of the acquisition of OZ Minerals. The mine is part of BHP's Copper South Australia province, which also includes the Olympic Dam and Carrapateena operations.
Production
Production overview - 2023: copper 8200 t; 2022: copper 55547 t, gold 124843 oz.
Processing
The processing method involves conventional crushing, grinding, and flotation to produce copper concentrate.
Equipment
4 Liebherr 996 excavators, 1 Liebherr 9350 excavator, 1 Liebherr 9250 excavator, 49 Caterpillar 793 (240t) trucks, 2 Caterpillar 994 loaders, 3 Caterpillar 785 trucks, 9 D10 dozers, 4 graders, 3 Caterpillar 777 water carts, various drills, underground communication cabinets, IP66 Excalibur enclosures, data racks, UPS systems, conventional grinding and flotation processing plant
Expansion
The Prominent Hill Operation Expansion (PHOX) project is in progress, which includes the construction of the Wira Shaft. This project is forecast to be completed in the second half of the 2027 financial year for a total investment of US$0.9 billion. The Wira Shaft hoisting system is expected to extend the mine life to at least 2040. The shaft will have a capacity of 6.5Mtpa and will enable the electrification of the ore haulage system, replacing truck haulage. Monadelphous has been awarded a multidisciplinary construction contract for the surface materials handling system, winder building, and hoist, with the project execution period being 2024-2025.
Companies & ownership
  • BHP Group
    ASX:BHP
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Sunrise Dam Gold Mine

Western Australia, Australia · Open Pit

Operating
CopperGold
Overview
Sunrise Dam is an underground and open pit operation located 220km northeast of Kalgoorlie and 55km south of Laverton. Ore from the underground mine is supplemented periodically by feed from small satellite open pits and low grade stockpiles generated when the main open pit was in operation.
Companies & ownership
  • AngloGold Ashanti
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Whim Creek

Western Australia, Australia · Underground

Care And Maintenance
CopperGoldLeadSilverZinc
Overview
The area was first worked in the late 1800s for copper by early settlers and prospectors, with small scale mining and smelting. Over the decades, several mining companies have operated the site, with intermittent production of copper and associated metals.
Companies & ownership
  • ANAX Metals Limited
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777 Mine

Manitoba, Canada · Underground

Closed
CopperGoldSilverZinc
Opened
2012-10-15
End year
2022
Mine life
18 years
Workforce
~1,000 (historic)
Production
Historical base & precious metal production
Processing
Crushing, grinding, flotation
Equipment
Jumbo (9); Scoop (19); Ore Truck (13); Bolter (5); Man Carrier (41); Scissor Truck (8); Explosives Equipment (6); Backhoe (3); Scalar (1); Front End Loader (4); Forklift (7); Bobcat (4); Lift Truck (2); Grader (2); Alimak (1); Raise Bore (1); Diamond Drill (4); Long Hole Drill (3); Cement Truck (2).
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Arctic Project (Ambler)

Alaska, USA · Underground

Feasibility
CopperGoldLeadSilverZinc
Opened
2023-01-20
End year
2036
Mine life
12 years
Workforce
~900 (planned)
Overview
Feasibility-stage Cu-Zn-Pb-Au-Ag project with defined LOM and infrastructure plan.
Production
Planned concentrate production
Processing
Crushing, grinding, flotation
Equipment
Haul truck 144 t; Articulated truck 41 t; Hydraulic face shovel 265 t; Excavator 68 t; Wheel loader 124 t; Wheel loader 26 t; Production drill 171 mm; Excavator (support) 35 t; Track dozer 74 t; Rubber tired dozer 50 t; Articulated sand truck 40 t; Motor grader 33 t; Water truck 35,000 L; Fuel/lube truck 40 t
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B26 Project

Québec, Canada · Underground

Under Development
CopperGoldSilverZinc
Opened
2024-11-01
Overview
Cu-Zn-Ag-Au VMS deposit with updated MRE; no economic study.
Equipment
Diamond drilling; Reverse circulation drilling; ground geophysical surveys (EM/Mag, IP/PP); Pulse EM (surface + downhole in drillholes).
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Bracemac-McLeod Mine

Québec, Canada · Underground

Closed
CopperGoldSilverZinc
Opened
2010-09-21
End year
2018
Mine life
8 years
Workforce
~600 (historic)
Overview
VMS zinc-copper-silver-gold mine (Matagami) with completed Feasibility Study.
Production
Historical production
Processing
Crushing, grinding, flotation
Equipment
CAT AD45 underground trucks (8–9); CAT R2900G scooptrams/LHDs (4); CAT R1700G scooptrams/LHDs (2).
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Chelopech Mine

Sofia Province, Bulgaria · Underground

Operating
CopperGold
Companies & ownership
  • DPM Metals Inc.
    ASX:DPM
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Dome Mountain Mine

British Columbia, Canada · Open Pit

Operating
CopperGold
Opened
2023-12-05
End year
2043
Mine life
21 years
Overview
Long-life open-pit copper-gold operation south of Princeton with stabilization and optimization mine plan post-acquisition.
Production
Avg. Cu ~46,500 tpa (first 5 yrs)
Processing
Crushing, grinding, flotation
Equipment
Mine stabilization equipment mentions only: remobilizing idle haul trucks with fleet ramp-up from 14 to 26 trucks (23 ramped up at time of release); trolley assist haulage; new electric shovel; evaluating trolley-assist haul trucks vs conveying systems for ore/waste movement.
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Florence Copper Project

Arizona, USA · Solution

Under Development
Copper
Opened
2023-03-30
End year
2045
Mine life
22 years
Overview
ISCR copper project with reserve-backed LOM.
Production
Planned
Processing
SX/EW
Equipment
Injection wells (615 gpm); recovery wells (647 gpm); 7 multi-level sampling wells; 41 observation wells; extraction pond; SX/EW plant tank farm (pregnant leach solution tanks; raffinate tanks; rich/lean/spent/strip electrolyte tanks; electrolyte storage tank; tank farm containment & sump equipment; reagent tankage; copper-laden organic storage; stripping system; crud tankage; warehouse & shop building).
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