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Browse the list below for project imagery.Agnew Gold Mine, Waroonga
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Agnew Gold Mine is located 1,000km northeast of Perth in Western Australia.... -
The mining lease was acquired by Agnew Gold Mining Company (AGMC), a...
Aldiss-Randalls Gold Project
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The Aldiss- Randalls Gold mine is owned by Integra Mining. -
The project is a 1,500km² consolidated tenement package -
The mine is operated through open pit techniques. -
The project will be developed over two phases.
Alpha Coal Project, Queensland
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Alpha Coal Project is part of the Galilee Basin located in Queensland,... -
Open-cut mining methods will be used for developing the coal mine. -
Alpha has a production capacity of 30 million tons of coal per annum.
Argyle Diamond Mine, Kimberley
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Argyle is located in the far northeast area of Western Australia. -
One of the mine's haul trucks operating in the open pit.
Atlas Wodgina Project
Balmoral South Iron Ore Project
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The project is reportedly the world's largest unexploited magnetite resource. -
The deposit will be mined using conventional open-cut mining methods.
Batu Hijau Copper-Gold Mine
Benkala Copper Project, Ural Mountains
Boddington Gold Mine (BGM), Western Australia (WA)
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Boddington Gold Mine (BGM) is located about 130km south-east of Perth in... -
Boddington gold mine produced 741,000oz of gold and 69mlbs of copper in 2011. -
The mine was officially opened in February 2010. -
In May 2012, Newmont decided to seek the expansion of mine life to 2052.
BP Exploration Coal Mine, Kaltim Prima
Buller Coal Project
Burton
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The shovel/truck terrace mining method. -
A Liebherr R996 excavator loading a haulage truck. -
Burton coal loading facilities. -
Coal is hauled to the port in trains that carry 7,500t.
Cannington Silver and Lead Mine, Queensland
CGA Mining Masbate Gold Mine
Challenger Gold Mine
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The Challenger mine was discovered in 1995. -
High-grade rough gold minerals are found in combination with slightly... -
On 24 October 2002 the first shipment of gold bullion was achieved.
Channar Iron Ore Mine, Pilbara
Charters Towers Gold Mine, Queensland
Christmas Creek Iron Ore Mine
Cloud Break Iron Ore Mine
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The Cloud Break iron ore mine is located in Pilbara, Western Australia. The... -
Cloud Break is one of the three iron ore mines operated by Fortescue in the...
Coppabella Coal Mine
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The Coppabella mine is an open-cut operation. -
Conventional mining techniques are used at the Coppabella mine. -
Macarthur Coal excavator loading coal.
Crinum Coal Mine, Queensland
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An operator monitors the longwall operation underground at Crinum. Unlike a... -
Products are held in a 100,000t-capacity stockpile before being transported...
CSA Copper Mine
Curragh Mine, Queensland
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A Curragh belly dumper. -
Curragh is a coal mine located 14km north-west of the town of Blackwater in... -
The mine covers an area of 12,600ha.
Dargues Reef Gold Mine, New South Wales (NSW)
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Aerial photo of Dargues Reef looking west. -
Dargues Reef logging diamond core. -
Dargues Reef outcropping ore sample. -
The deposit lies within the Lachlan fold belt, a composite organic belt. -
Free gold in core. -
Mining at Dargues will be by underground sub-level open stope mining methods.
Dawson Complex, Queensland
Didipio Gold-Copper Project
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OceanaGold has sponsored 30 medical missions, benefitting a community... -
Maintenance crew prepare to install interlink metal net on a gabion structure...
Doolgunna Copper-Gold Mine
Drayton Mine, New South Wales
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A dragline is used for mining at Drayton. -
The raw coal from the mine is transported by trucks to the Drayton CHPP...
Ellendale Diamond Mine, West Kimberly
Ernest Henry
Fimiston Open Pit "Super Pit" Gold Mine
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Super Pit gold mine is operated by Kalgoorlie Consolidated Gold Mines, a... -
Aerial view of the Super Pit gold mine.
Frieda River Copper and Gold Project
Golden Grove Mine
Goro Nickel Project
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The Goro Nickel mine is one of the largest mining projects under construction... -
Equipment for the Goro Nickel plant is being supplied by Komatsu, ABB,... -
At full capacity, Goro will produce 60,000t annually of nickel in the form of... -
As of late February 2008, Goro said that construction at the mine was around...
Grasberg Open Pit
Hamersley Basin
Heemskirk Tin Project, Tasmania
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The project has the potential to become the second largest tin producer of... -
Stellar drilled six holes into the near-surface Queen Hill deposit in 2010.
Hope Downs Iron Ore Mine
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The Hope Downs iron ore mine is situated 100km north west of Newman in the... -
The mine is owned jointly by Hancock Prospecting (50%) and Rio Tinto (50%). -
Hope Downs 1 contains 175mt of proven reserves graded at 61.6% Fe. Its...
Jacinth-Ambrosia Mineral Deposit
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On average, the heavy minerals assemblage in the deposits is 48% zircon, 28%... -
A A$25m haul road is being constructed for transporting the minerals. The...
Jack Hills Iron Ore Project
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Jack Hills Iron Ore project is owned and operated by Crosslands Resources, a... -
Stage one of the development of Jack Hills has created more than 330 direct... -
The mine's expansion as part of stage two development is expected to create a...
Kangaroo Flat Gold Mine
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Bendigo Goldfield – area of operations. -
Garden Gully Line, where two new reefs – Grenfell East and Grainger – have...
Kanmantoo Copper Mine, Adelaide Hills
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The mine is owned and operated by Australia-based Hillgrove Resources Limited. -
Hillgrove Resources recommenced the development of Kanmantoo mine.
Kanowna Belle
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Exploration has been continuing in tandem with underground development at... -
Hauling development rock from underground through the Kanowna Belle open pit. -
Marking out on a mining bench for grade control, with samples being taken... -
Contractor Eltin Underground Operations has been using a Tamrock Minimatic,...
Kestrel Mine, Central Queensland
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The Kestrel mine is an underground operation located 40km north-east of... -
The mine lies within the Bowen Basin, a significant Permian-aged coal basin...
Khushuut Coal Mine
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In June 2010, MEC awarded a six-year contract worth approximately $232m to... -
About 52,000m of drilling was conducted as part of the exploration under the...
Koolanooka Iron Ore Mine, Morawa
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SMC reopened the historic Koolanooka Mine in Western Australia in April 2010. -
Koolanooka deposit consists of a BIF containing hematite and magnetite. -
The DSO hematite ore is transported to the Geraldton port for shipping. -
The mined ore is crushed and screened at the mine site.
Kumtor Gold Mine
Lake Maitland Mine
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The Lake Maitland uranium mine is located in Eastern Goldfields, nearly 95km... -
It was drilled by several companies until being acquired by Mega Uranium from...
Laverton Gold Project
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Focus Minerals acquired the Laverton Gold Project in 2011. -
The ongoing exploration and drilling indicate significant resource expansion...
Lihir
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Lihir Island is located in Papua New Guinea’s (PNG) New Ireland Province,... -
Drilling during construction at Lihir. -
Overburden stripping during site construction, using Caterpillar hydraulic...
Marandoo Iron Ore Mine, Pilbara
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Earthworks being carried out at the Marandoo mine to extend its life. -
The crushing and screening plant at Marandoo mine removes impurities.
Martabe, North Sumatra
Minry Diamond Mine
Misima
Molyhil Tungsten and Molybdenum Project, Northern Territory
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Development of the Molyhil project is expected to commence in the second half... -
Molyhil is one of three projects being developed by Thor Mining in Australia.
Mount Isa Lead, Zinc and Silver Mine
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Sampling molten lead during pouring at the Mount Isa smelter. -
The Northfleet metals refinery in the UK, where Mount Isa's lead and silver...
Mount Margaret Mining Project, Queensland
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Ore will be processed at Xstrata Copper's Ernest Henry Mining operations. -
Mount Margaret will add 30,000t of copper to the Ernest Henry Mining operations.
Mount Marion Lithium Project
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Rendering of the Mt Marion processing plant in Western Australia. -
A secondary crusher in the workshop of Mt Marion. -
Administration area at the lithium mining work site in Western Australia. -
Map showing the location of the Mount Marion lithium project in Australia. -
Mining samples taken from Mt Marion for metallurgical testing in September 2009.
Murrin Murrin
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Ore mining during the pre-production phase. -
View through the giant fans at the Murrin Murrin power station. -
Acid leach autoclave with the slurry heating tower behind.
Northparkes Copper and Gold Mine
Nullagine Iron Ore Project
Olympic Dam Copper-Uranium Mine, Adelaide
Ovoot Tolgoi Coal Mine
Oyu Tolgoi
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Headframe and hoisting, January 2006. -
The mine is jointly owned by multinational resources company Ivanhoe Mines...
Paraburdoo Iron Ore Mine, Pilbara
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Paraburdoo iron ore mine is located in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. -
The central processing plant at Paraburdoo treats ore at the rate of 23mtpa.
Peak Hill Gold Mine
Porgera Gold Mine
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The open-pit mine at Pergora. Porgera is located in Enga Province about 600km... -
Cross-section of underground deposits. -
The open-pit truck and shovel fleet was expanded with larger equipment in... -
The plant at Pergora. Mineralisation occurs within the Porgera intrusive... -
The mill flowsheet. Low-grade stockpile ore and open-pit ore are crushed...
Potosi Silver Mine
Prominent Hill Gold and Copper Mine
Pujada Nickel Mine
Ranger Uranium Mine
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The Ranger Uranium mine consists of three ore bodies. -
Construction of an exploration decline at Ranger 3 Deeps is scheduled to...
Ravensthorpe Nickel Operation
Ridgeway Gold and Copper Mine, New South Wales
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A gold and copper mine, Ridgeway is 100% owned by Australia's Newcrest... -
Ridgeway is an open cut mine, like this open-pit copper mine in Mexico. -
Ridgeway-Cadia is the second-largest open-cut mine in Australia after the...
Rockland Copper Project
Rocklea Iron Ore Mine, Pilbara
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The Rocklea iron ore project is located 30km west of Tom Price in Pilbara... -
A core sample collected from the Rocklea iron ore project.
Roseby Copper Project, Queensland
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Roseby Copper Project covers an area of 1,400 square kilometres in Australia. -
Mining operations will initially target the Little Eva deposit. -
Production at Roseby is expected to commence in 2014.
Sangdong Tungsten Molybdenum Project
Sebuku Coal Mine
Sunrise Dam
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The Sunrise Dam gold mine lies on the eastern shore of Lake Carey in the... -
The conversion of the mine’s diesel power station to liquefied natural gas... -
Gold ore at Sunrise Dam is structurally and lithologically controlled within...
Tampakan Gold Copper Project
Tarrawonga Coal Mine
Tindals Gold Mine, Coolgardie
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Focus Minerals commissioned the Tindals Underground operation in 2008. -
Production from the Tindals open pits was started in April 2011. -
The Tindals ore is processed at Focus Minerals’ Three Mile Hill Processing...
Tropicana Gold Project
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The Tropicana gold project is located in Western Australia on the edge of the... -
The deposit will be mined using open pit methods. -
Traditional drill and blast, truck and excavator operations will be used.
Washpool Hard Coking Coal Project
Whim Creek Copper Project
White Dam Gold Mine
Wilcherry Hill Iron Ore Mine Project
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Wilcherry Hill iron ore project is located on the Eyre Peninsula in Southern... -
Open cut mining method will be used to develop the Wilcherry Hill ore.