Resource | Copper (Cu), Gold (Au), Silver (Ag) |
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Company | Hillgrove Resources Limited |
Status | Care and maintenance |
Mining operation |
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Location | Approximately 44 km southeast of Adelaide within the Mount Barker District Council area |
Tenement information |
Download map showing Kanmantoo tenements via the South Australian Resources Information Gateway (SARIG) |
The deposit | The orebody contains three main mineralised zones, each containing oxide, transition and primary sulfide or component:
Approximately 18.6 Mt of ore will be mined from the pits, with average grades of 0.8% copper, 0.1 g/t gold and 2.0 g/t silver. |
Resource estimates and production statistics | Summarised in South Australia's major operating/approved mines: resources estimates and production statistics (PDF, updated regularly) |
Approval process | A lease was granted to Hillgrove Resources on 8 July 2014. In July 2014, the State Government of South Australia approved the revised PEPR for the Kanmantoo Copper Mine, allowing for the extension to the operations. Mining lease proposal 2007
Response to submissions 2008 The PEPR approval represented the final part of the approval process, which along with the State Government’s Mining Lease approval and Commonwealth EPBC approval, allowed the development of the extension. These approvals provided the Kanmantoo copper mine with approval to mine and process ore reserves additional to those associated with an increase in processed ore over the previous approval. The key changes associated with the life of mine extension included:
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Documents and reports | Program for environment protection and rehabilitation (PEPR) Kanmantoo Copper - Program for Environment Protection and Rehabilitation (PEPR) August 2020
Kanmantoo Copper Mining Project Mining compliance reports 2017 - 2018
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Community engagement | The Kanmantoo-Callington Community Consultative Committee (KCCCC) was formed in 2007 to ensure effective and ongoing communication and consultation process with the local community. |
Development Act | Other regulatory approvals
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