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Prominent Hill Gold/Copper Mine, Australia



Prominent Hill is situated 130km south east of Coober Pedy and 130km north west of BHP Billiton's Olympic Dam.


  • 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...

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