Specifications - Osborne Copper-Gold Mine, Queensland, Australia
| Key Data | |
|---|---|
| Producer of | Copper and gold |
| Location | 195km southeast of Mt Isa, Queensland, Australia |
| Ownership | Barrick Gold Corp. (100%) |
| Geology type | Ironstone-hosted, replacement-type deposit |
| Mineral type | Chalcopyrite with associated gold and silver |
| Reserve base | 5.9Mt proven and probable ore grading 2.2% Cu and 0.8g/t Au (2005) |
| Annual production | 39,475t Cu and 43,000oz Au (2005) |
| Mining method | Underground open stoping |
| Processing method | Crushing, milling, gravity gold recovery, flotation |
| Employment | 180 |
| Key Equipment | |
| Underground | Caterpillar LHDs and mine trucks |
| Sandvik (Tamrock) drilling jumbos | |
| Concentrator | Knelson gravity concentrator |
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