Prominent Hill is situated 130km south east of Coober Pedy and 130km north west of BHP Billiton's Olympic Dam.
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As of July 2007 three large Liebherr excavators and 14 Caterpillar 793D... -
Aerial view of the Prominent Hill open-pit mine. -
The Caterpillar 793D trucks have been collecting overburden from the open pit. -
The Prominent Hill mine is expected to produce 117,000t copper, 86,000oz gold... -
The dimensions of the initial open-pit mine will be 480m deep × 1.4km... -
Prominent Hill is situated 130km south east of Coober Pedy and 130km north...