Carapateena mine
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 Carapateena mine
Carapateena mine
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| South Australia | |
| Country | Australia |
| Coordinates | 31°14′S 137°30′E / 31.24°S 137.50°ECoordinates: 31°14′S 137°30′E / 31.24°S 137.50°E |
| Production | |
| Products | Copper |
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| Website | www |
The Carrapateena mine is a large copper mine under development 100 km southeast of Olympic Dam in South Australia's Far North region. Carapateena represents one of the largest copper reserves in Australia and in the world having estimated reserves of 292 million tonnes of ore grading 1.31% copper and 3.64 million oz of gold. It was discovered by explorer and metallurgist Rudie Gomez in 2005. The project was acquired by OZ Minerals in 2011, and the project was referred to the EPBC Act for Federal environmental approval in 2012. As of 2016 the project is at pre-feasibility stage, with construction of a decline underway. The mining technique expected to be used to extract the ore is sub-level caving.
The Tjati decline was officially opened in November 2016. The company expects it will take two years to complete excavation of the decline which will be 7.5 kilometres (4.7 mi) long and descend 600 metres (2,000 ft). The mine owners also have a signed agreement with the traditional owners of the land, the Kokatha people. The company announced board approval for continued development on 24 August 2017, expecting to spend A$916 million on development before the mine begins to produce ore in late 2019.
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