Specifications - Prominent Hill Gold/Copper Mine, Australia

Key Data
Location	Prominent Hill, South Australia
Ownership	Oxiana Limited (100%)
Geology	Copper gold breccia: contained metal 1.9Mt Cu and 3.7Moz Au
Mineral Types	Gold and copper
Production	Copper-gold concentrate, 104,000t/a copper in the first four full years 71,000t/a for the next six years 115,000oz/a gold over the life of the mine
Mining	Open-pit
Contractor Mining	Thiess
Processing	Conventional crushing, grinding and flotation
Employment	Variable workforce during construction, approximately 500 when in operation
Key Equipment
Open Pit	Liebherr R996 Backhoe mine excavator and Caterpillar 793D trucks
Contractors	Thiess, Fluor