Ernest Henry Copper-Gold Mine, Queensland, Australia
Key Data:
Location
Near Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia
Ownership
Xstrata plc - 100%
Geology
Breccia ore deposit in Proterozoic volcanic host rocks
Mineral types
Native copper, bornite, chalcopyrite, gold
Reserves
48Mt proven reserves
Annual production
129,000t copper and 167,200oz gold (2005)
Mining method
Truck-and-shovel open pit
Recovery method
Conventional flotation concentrator
Employment
233 employees, 165 contractors
Key Equipment:
Open pit
P&H electric mining shovel, Liebherr hydraulic mining shovel, Komatsu 830E haul trucks
Concentrator
Wemco and Outokumpu flotation cells, Eimco thickeners, Larox concentrate pressure filter and hydraulic shovels, SAG mill, pressure filter
Contractors
Development mining - Thiess Contractors
