Carrapateena

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OZ Minerals has reported strong progress on its growth strategy, headlined by the Carrapateena operation in South Australia remaining on track for first concentrate in 2019.

South Australia’s appetite to meet the rise in demand for copper, electric vehicles and renewable energy has been matched by the vision of its miners.

OZ Minerals plans to incorporate advanced digitalisation technology at its underground Carrapateena operation thanks to a partnership with Epiroc and Mobilaris.

OZ Minerals is well placed to execute a major company expansion in South Australia this year with the completion of construction at Carrapateena and the ramp-up of operations at Prominent Hill.

GR Engineering has maintained a contract winning streak that carried on to the December 2019 half year amid project development delays.

GR Engineering has won an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract with OZ Minerals for the design and construction of a wellfield at the Carrapateena copper-gold project in South Australia.

OZ Minerals will focus on a series of major project developments in 2019 after generating $1.1 billion in net revenues and exceeding its production guidance last year.

Thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions has signed a contract with Oz Minerals to supply crushing equipment to the Carrapateena copper-gold project in South Australia.

Cobham Aviation Services has secured a three-year contract with OZ Minerals to provide fly-in, fly-out (FIFO) services between Adelaide, Port Augusta and the Carrapateena copper-gold project in South Australia.

OZ Minerals has extended the mine life of the Prominent Hill copper-gold mine in South Australia to 2030.

OZ Minerals is on the verge of starting a number of key activities at the Carrapateena copper-gold project in South Australia as it progresses the development.

Downer was awarded a contract extension by Millmerran Power Partners for its mining services at the Commodore open cut coal mine in South East Queensland.

OZ Minerals has significantly increased its profits so far this year after benefitting from higher copper prices and improved operational efficiencies.

OZ Minerals’ development of the Carrapateena copper-gold project in South Australia is taking shape as planned.

OZ Minerals has completed its planned closure of the Prominent Hill open pit in South Australia.

Downer EDI will deliver underground mining services at OZ Minerals’ Carrapateena copper-gold project in South Australia after being awarded a $660 million contract at the operation.

OZ Minerals has secured a mining lease for the $916 million Carrapateena copper-gold project in South Australia, clearing the way for it to start the second phase of mine construction this month.

OZ Minerals has released a power strategy that it hopes will achieve reliable, secure and affordable power for its assets in South Australia.

South Australian copper miner OZ Minerals has released its full-year (FY) report for 2017 with positive results all round, buoyed by a strong operational focus that chief executive officer Andrew Cole expects will continue into 2018.