Prominent Hill mine
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The Prominent Hill Mine is a major copper, silver, and gold mine in north west South Australia, 130 km south-east of Coober Pedy, which has been developed by Oxiana Limited, later to become OZ Minerals. The deposit is an iron oxide copper gold style mineralisation.
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Location | Coober Pedy |
State | South Australia |
Country | Australia |
Coordinates | 29°43′10″S 135°35′00″E |
Production | |
Products | Copper Gold Silver |
Production | Copper: 60,145 tonnes Gold: 90,821 ounces Silver: 361,767 ounces |
Financial year | 2009-10 [1] |
History | |
Opened | 2009 |
Owner | |
Company | OZ Minerals |
Website | OZ Minerals website |
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The mine, which cost A$1.15 billion to develop,[2] was projected to produce 100,000 tonnes of copper and 115,000 ounces of gold in concentrates per year. As of 2018[update], the mine life was expected to extend to 2030.[3]: 18