OZ Minerals

Keep up with the latest executive movements across the mining sector, including at OZ Minerals, the Perth Mint and the MRIWA.

OZ Minerals has selected long-time partner Zitrón Australia to design and manufacture a new primary underground ventilation system for the Prominent Hill gold mine in South Australia.

OZ Minerals has begun expanding its block cave at the Carrapateena gold mine in South Australia after access levels for a second crusher were reached in the sub level cave mine.

A new roadmap towards zero-emission copper mining has been developed through collaboration in the mining industry.

A new OZ Minerals initiative is exploring new ways to manage mining waste, with the goal to create increased its value and reduce the industry’s overall footprint.

OZ Minerals has confirmed that Byrnecut Group has been selected to perform works on the Wira mine shaft at the Prominent Hill gold mine in South Australia.

A Swinburne University of Technology spin-out has used a Federal Government grant to mass-produce a technology which enhances safety in mine tailings dams.

Major miners such as OZ Minerals, IGO, South 32 and Evolution Mining have launched the Electric Mine Simulation challenge.

OZ Minerals have revealed the companies selected to participate in its Scalable and Adaptable Mining Challenge – an initiative aimed at fostering innovative solutions for integrated mine design.

Operations at the Prominent Hill mine in South Australia are resuming progressively following suspension on Sunday afternoon due to the fatal injury of a Byrnecut employee working underground.

OZ Minerals has announced a new initiative called the Waste to Value Challenge which will gather ideas from across the industry to address issues of extraction and processing waste.

OZ Minerals has received the go-ahead to construct a hoisting shaft at the Prominent Hill copper-gold mine in South Australia, adding four years to its mine life.

Seven teams have been selected as finalists for OZ Minerals’ Hydrogen Hypothesis challenge which, through their prospective projects, demonstrate the potential of hydrogen as a safe and effective energy source in the mining sector. The challenge is part of OZ Minerals’ Think & Act Differently (TAD) accelerator program, an initiative launched in March this year. … Continue reading OZ Minerals invests in mining’s hydrogen future →

OZ Minerals has trialled hydrogen direct injection for improved drill rig efficiency at its Prominent Hill copper-gold mine in South Australia, among other enhancements to its operations.  

OZ Minerals has mined a record 1.14 million tonnes of ore at the Prominent Hill copper-gold mine in South Australia off the back of strong copper demand.

OZ Minerals has established the Arkani Ngura Innovation and Technology Centre with funding from the 2021-22 South Australian budget.

OZ Minerals has facilitated its Ingenious Extraction Challenge, allowing 60 submissions to discover new ways to extract metals.

Coda Minerals and Torrens Mining have uncovered intense iron oxide copper gold (IOCG) from its first deep diamond drill hole at the Elizabeth Creek joint venture (JV) project, located in the Olympic Copper province of South Australia.

Epiroc has led the establishment of a carbon-neutral sustainable mining initiative to enable more efficient operations.

The Electric Mine Consortium combines mining companies, equipment manufacturers and technology developers with aspirations to establish a carbon neutral and advanced industry in the future. Nickolas Zakharia writes.