Resource | Copper (Cu), Gold (Au), Silver (Ag) |
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Company | OZ Minerals Carrapateena Pty Ltd and OZM Carrapateena Pty Ltd (collectively referred to as OZ Minerals) |
Status | Operating |
Current operations | Construction of a copper, gold and silver underground mine, processing plant, tailings storage facility, power supply and water supply |
Location | On the eastern margin within South Australia's highly prospective Gawler Craton, approximately 160 km north of Port Augusta and approximately 62 km east of Woomera |
Existing tenements |
Tenement location and information can be found via the South Australia Resources Information Gateway (SARIG) |
The deposit | Iron oxide – copper-gold (IOCG) deposit hosted in a brecciated granite complex, mostly chalcopyrite with a central high grade bornite zone |
Mining operation |
Further information is available on the OZ Minerals website |
Resource estimates and production statistics | Company released resource estimates and production statistics for South Australia's developing projects are summarised in South Australia's major operating/approved mines: resources estimates and production statistics |
Application and assessment process |
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Current documents | Programs for environment protection and rehabilitation (PEPR)Program for environment protection and rehabilitation for EML 6480 to EML 6488 inclusive
Program for environment protection and rehabilitation for ML 6471, MPLs 152, 153, 154, 156, and 149
Mining lease proposal and management plans
Compliance report
Independent third party tailings storage facility (TSF) expert audit reportIndependent expert report submitted in accordance with Second Schedule Lease Conditions 4, 5, 6, 9,10 and 12 for ML 6471 |
More information | For more information about this mining operation contact DEM.MiningRegRehab@sa.gov.au |
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