Hillside mine

Hillside mine
Location
Hillside mine
State South Australia
Country Australia
Coordinates 34°32′S 137°52′E / 34.54°S 137.87°E / -34.54; 137.87Coordinates: 34°32′S 137°52′E / 34.54°S 137.87°E / -34.54; 137.87
Production
Products Copper, Gold, Iron ore
Owner
Company Rex Minerals

The Hillside mine is a proposed copper mine located in southern Australia in South Australia. It is being developed by Rex Minerals 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) south of Ardrossan on Yorke Peninsula.[1] It will be near the current intersection of the Yorke Highway and St Vincent Highway. The mining lease was granted on 16 September 2014 for a term of 21 years.[2] Mining will not start until after the approval of a Program for Environment Protection and Rehabilitation (PEPR)[3] which is required to be submitted before 16 September 2015.[2]

Olympic Dam represents one of the largest copper reserves in Australia and in the world having estimated reserves of 170 million tonnes of ore grading 0.7% copper and 1.1 million oz of gold.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Rex Minerals is an Australian minerals exploration and development company". Rex Minerals Ltd. 2014. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Mining Act 1971 Tenement Document Mineral Lease" (PDF). Government of South Australia. 16 September 2014. ML 6438. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
  3. ↑ "Hillside Copper, Gold and Iron Ore Project". Government of South Australia Department of State Development. 16 September 2014. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
  4. ↑ "Iron oxide deposits in the world" (PDF). ethesis.helsinki.fi. 2012. Retrieved 2013-07-04.
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