Xstrata starts underground copper ore production at …
Xstrata Copper said Tuesday that underground copper ore production hasstarted at its Ernest Henry mine in northwest Queensland, marking the site'stransition …
Xstrata and Glencore to close $90bn merger
Glencore Xstrata International will be the fourth-largest diversified miner and the third-largest copper producer on the planet, with revenue of $209 billion and pretax profit of $16 billion ...
Tintaya Open Pit Copper Mine
The mine produces 200,000t per day of ore and waste at a yearly ratio of about 85 million tons. The orebody presents a mineralisation of copper sulphides and copper oxides. The mine produces around …
CVRD Inco and Xstrata Nickel
CVRD is the world's largest producer of iron ore as well as a producer of copper, manganese, ferro-alloys, bauxite, industrial minerals and, now, nickel. It was founded in 1942 by the Brazilian government and privatized in 1997. ... Xstrata is a major producer of coal, copper, aluminum, nickel and zinc. With the purchase of Falconbridge …
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Falconbridge purchased by Xstrata; Xstrata Copper takes over management of the Frieda River Project. 2007 – 2008. Drilling was undertaken by the Xstrata Frieda River Ltd – Highlands Pacific Ltd – Overseas Mineral Resources Development Joint Venture. ... a hydroelectric power facility and copper-gold mining operation: the Sepik Development ...
Mount Isa Copper Mine, Queensland, Australia
The Enterprise mine is a major copper ore source at Mount Isa and is Australia's deepest mine, with an internal shaft, which reaches a depth of 1,900m. ... Xstrata Copper undertook steps to improve performance and expanded its smelter capacity at Mt Isa to 300,000tpa. Xstrata was acquired by Glencore in 2013 and the …
Lomas Bayas Copper Mine, Chile
This involved the production and leaching of 13.5Mt of 0.5% copper ore in the heap-leach operation, and 22.4 Mt at 0.22% copper of run-of-mine ore. ... Xstrata approved a $293m investment to develop Lomas II, a nearby deposit located 3km apart from the original Lomas Bayas mine. Also referred as Fortuna de Cobre, the mine will …
Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves, Collahuasi …
Xstrata Copper (Xstrata) on behalf of Xstrata Canada Corporation commissioned Golder Associates S.A. (Golder) to review the December 31, 2011 Mineral Resource and Mineral Reserve estimates for the Collahuasi Copper Mine (Collahuasi) and prepare a Technical Report as defined in Canadian National Instrument 43-101,
COPPER: Xstrata's Antapaccay ships first copper concentrate
PERU - Xstrata Copper's Antapaccay copper mine in southern Peru began production of commercial grade copper in concentrates at the beginning of November and has delivered its first shipment to Matarani Port. Commissioning continues as the plant ramps up to the nameplate capacity of 70,000 t/y, a rate that is expected in the first half …
Xstrata to create world's biggest zinc mine
The plan, divulged alongside Xstrata's first half of the year results, will see the mine double capacity from 2.5 million tonnes of ore to 5.5 million tonnes annually beginning 2014.
Maximising the Capacity of the Ore Handling Systems at …
The current copper ore handling systems in use at Xstrata Copper's Mount Isa Copper Operations are up to 33 years old and have hoisted over 160 Mt at a rate of around 6 Mtpa.
Xstrata launches prefeasibility study for large, open-pit
Xstrata has approved the commencement of an AUD47 million (USD50 million) pre-feasibility study into the development of a large multi-commodity open pit mine on the existing Xstrata Mount Isa ...
Minera Alumbrera Ltda Copper and Gold Mine
During calendar 2008 Alumbrera produced 28Mt of ore, grading an average of 0.50% copper and 0.55g/t gold.. The operation treated 37Mt of ore to produce 156,893t of copper-in-concentrates, plus a total of 60,484oz of gold in doré and 443,919oz in concentrate. More than 50% of the concentrate is sold on long-term contracts, while doré …
Collahuasi Copper Mine, Northern Chile
Collahuasi copper mine is situated in northern Chile, about 180km southeast of the port of Iquique, at an altitude of 4,400m. The mine is jointly owned by Anglo American (44%), Glencore (44%), and Japan Collahuasi Resources (12%). The operating company is Cia. Minera Doña Ines de Collahuasi. Lying in an area of historical copper mining, the ...
Xstrata Copper commences underground ore …
Initial underground mine production has successfully commenced at Xstrata Copper's Ernest Henry Mining operation in north …
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Glencore Xstrata mining in Africa occurs in the following countries: Glencore Xstrata mining projects largely cover the continent's prominent minerals, including coal, iron ore, copper, nickel, zinc and PGM (Platinum-Group Minerals). With over 2 000 mining projects currently on record, Africa Mining IQ is your preferred mining intelligence ...
Xstrata sees China copper demand rebounding | Reuters
Xstrata is forecasting a dip in first-half copper output as its Collahuasi Mine in Chile, a joint venture with Anglo American, faces declining ore grades, before picking up in the second part of ...
Glencore Xstrata McArthur River mine expansion plan …
Glencore Xstrata passed Tuesday the final hurdle for a $360 million expansion of its Australian McArthur River zinc-and-lead mine, securing local government approval for a development that will ...
Xstrata Copper Commences Underground Ore …
Initial underground mine production has successfully commenced at Xstrata Copper's Ernest Henry Mining operation in north-west Queensland, marking the site's …
COPPER MINING: Vale and Xstrata join forces at Fraser mine
Xstrata will also process the ore and concentrates. The arrangement calls for Xstrata to provide excess fresh air ventilation from Fraser to Vale's Coleman mine where the 170 orebody project is set to begin production next year. Copper mining resumed at the Fraser mine last spring. The mine life will reach into 2021.
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Xstrata Copper: Driving the next stage of growth …
Xstrata Copper is a fundamental pillar of Xstrata's diversified model. Headquartered in Brisbane, employing over 20,000 people in eight countries. Top five global mined and refined copper producer with copper output of 913,500 tonnes in 2010. Diversified geographic exposure.
Former Xstrata boss Mick Davis to mine Guinea's Zogota iron ore …
Niron Metals, headed by the former boss of Xstrata Mick Davis, will develop Guinea's Zogota iron ore deposit, previously owned by BSG Resources (BSGR). The news, confirmed via an emailed ...
Glencore-Xstrata: the story so far
News of a merger between Xstrata and Glencore has sent shockwaves across the mining industry and beyond. Mount Isa Copper Mine, Australia. Mount Isa Mines (Xstrata ) operates two separate …
Xstrata Copper's Site Decommissioning Project in Canada
The decommissioning of the former Gaspé copper mining and smelting site, the largest project of its kind in Canada, took four years and was completed in 2010 at a total cost of CA$130 million.
Xstrata Copper North Queensland Division announces …
Mount Isa, 23 March 2010. Xstrata Copper's North Queensland Division announces a number of changes to the Division's senior management team. Michael Holmes, formerly General Manager Mount Isa Copper Operations (MICO), will be leaving in early April to prepare for taking up a Senior Management assignment with Xstrata Copper in South …
Chinese miners face off over Glencore Xstrata's vast copper …
Two of China's top mining companies, Jiangxi Copper and Hong Kong-listed MMG, have officially submitted separate bids for Glencore Xstrata's (LON:GLEN) Las Bambas copper project in Peru. The ...
Glencore Xstrata Tampakan Copper-Gold Project in South …
In 2010 it was estimated that the project would deliver 2.9 billion tonnes at 0.51% copper and 0.2g/t gold (at a 0.2% copper cut-off). Based on these ore reserves, the company targets to complete the mining of 15-million tonnes of copper and 17.6-million ounces of gold; an estimate of 375,000 tonnes of copper and 360,000 ounces of gold …
Mount Margaret Mining Project, Queensland
The mine consists of the E1 and Monakoff copper deposits eight kilometres east and 21km south of EHM. Xstrata acquired the deposits from Exco Resources in June 2011, for $175m, to form the …
Glencore-Xstrata merger: the industry reacts
The proposed Glencore-Xstrata merger would be the first truly large-scale test of the vertical integration business model. Although the integrated production and trading template has been adopted by many of the world's largest companies in the oil and gas sector, it has not gained much traction among the large mining firms, many of which ...