Kanmantoo
Following completion of definitive feasibility studies undertaken during 2007, Hillgrove Resources announced the redevelopment of the Kanmantoo copper mine. The former open pit mine, located 55 km SE of Adelaide, operated from 1971 to 1976 and produced a total of 4.1 Mt of copper ore. The feasibility study was based on a Probable Ore Reserve of 11.1 Mt at 0.93% Cu, 0.2 g/t Au and 3.33 g/t Ag, and 0.9 Mt of Inferred Resource within a Mineral Resource of 31.8 Mt at 0.9% Cu, 0.2 g/t Au and 3.1 g/t Ag. The mine will comprise two pits and have a six and a half year mine life that may increase if underground operations prove viable. It will produce 2 Mtpa of ore resulting in 56 000 – 76 000 tpa of copper concentrates from a conventional Cu–Au flotation plant to be exported to smelters, primarily in Asia. Concentrates will contain ~15 000 – 19 000 tpa copper, 7000–9000 oz pa gold and 11 000 – 140 000 oz pa silver. Hillgrove has a life of mine off-take agreement with Sempra Metals and Concentrates. Open pit dimensions are estimated at 1.2 km by 600 m wide by 270 m deep at the completion of the first phase. The mine has potential to increase production up to 2.5 Mtpa. Currently, mineralisation extends over 2.5 km along strike and to a depth of 800 m indicating good potential for expansion. The project also has a significant resource of garnet within the host andalusite schist. The mineralisation is 1 km wide and 5 km long with garnet content varying from 10–60%. Kanmantoo Project updates (external site) are available from Hillgrove Resources website. MARP ApprovalConditional approval of MARP, 18 December 2009Letter from Chief Inspector of Mines (.pdf 638.3kb, opens in new window) Approval of MARP signed by Chief Inspector of Mines, March 2010 with conditional changes met. |
Program for environment protection and rehabilitation (PEPR)Formerly known as the mining and rehabilitation program
Mining and rehabilitation compliance report (MARCR)Kanmantoo copper project: Mining and rehabilitation compliance report September 2011 (.pdf 323.7kb) The MARCR submitted March 2011 addresses activities during the reporting period of 1 September 2009 to August 2010.
Mining lease proposalKanmantoo Copper Project Mining Lease Proposal: Executive Summary (.pdf 5.1Mb) ML6324 Lease conditions (.doc 50kb) Other documentsOther publicly available documents relevant to the project can be accessed via the South Australian Resources Information Geoserver (SARIG). Open the application, go to Databases (top left grey navigation bar), select Publications and Reports from the drop-down list. For a copy of the reports in an alternative format contact Customer Services: |
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