Hillside Copper Mine Information Sheet September 2013 Rex Minerals Ltd (Rex) Hillside Copper Mine is located on the Yorke Peninsula, South Australia. The Hillside Copper Mine is one of Australia’s largest copper discoveries in the past decade. The Hillside Copper Mine (Hillside) will be an open cut and underground mine producing a copper/gold concentrate and a magnetite (iron ore) concentrate. The concentrates will be transported via a 12km buried pipeline system to Port Ardrossan. At the port the concentrates will be washed, stored and loaded onto ships using the upgraded loading facility. If all approvals and funding are obtained, construction will start early 2014 and last for approximately 18 months. The current estimated schedule for the project has commissioning for the mine in late 2015 with full production capacity available in 2016. Hillside has the potential to provide significant economic benefit to SA and have a direct positive impact on the economy of the Yorke Peninsula, alongside the existing important industries of agriculture and tourism. This is through upgraded power and port facilities, access to fresh water and the creation of local jobs. Key components of the proposed Hillside Copper Mine include: Open pit and underground operation Mineral processing plant and supporting mining infrastructure Mine waste rock and tailings storage facility Highway diversions and road upgrades Upgrades to existing loading facility at Port Ardrossan and construction of filtration plant Water and concentrate pipelines between Ardrossan and mine site Electricity supply sourced via a new power line from Ardrossan substation to the mine site The proposed mining lease at Hillside is approximately 3030 Ha, although only approximately 2080 Ha will be directly impacted by the operations. Extensive studies of the environmental, social and economic setting in which the Hillside Copper Mine will operate, will help ensure that the environmental and community considerations are integrated into Rex’s planning, decisions and processes. www.rexminerals.com.au Hillside Copper Mine 2013 Page 1 Core samples of the Hillside ore body 75kt Copper 60koz Gold 1.2Mt Iron Ore Indicave Annual Producon (>110kt CuEq) - 1st 10 years Australia’s Largest Undeveloped Copper Project C1 Costs ~US$1.30/lb 15+ years
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Hillside Copper Mine Information Sheet September 2013
Rex Minerals Ltd (Rex) Hillside Copper Mine is located on the Yorke Peninsula, South Australia.
The Hillside Copper Mine is one of Australia’s largest copper discoveries in the past decade.
The Hillside Copper Mine (Hillside) will be an open cut and
underground mine producing a copper/gold concentrate and a
magnetite (iron ore) concentrate. The concentrates will be
transported via a 12km buried pipeline system to Port Ardrossan.
At the port the concentrates will be washed, stored and loaded
onto ships using the upgraded loading facility.
If all approvals and funding are obtained, construction will start
early 2014 and last for approximately 18 months. The current
estimated schedule for the project has commissioning for the
mine in late 2015 with full production capacity available in 2016.
Hillside has the potential to provide significant economic benefit
to SA and have a direct positive impact on the economy of the
Yorke Peninsula, alongside the existing important industries of
agriculture and tourism. This is through upgraded power and port
facilities, access to fresh water and the creation of local jobs.
Key components of the proposed
Hillside Copper Mine include:
Open pit and underground operation
Mineral processing plant and supporting mining
infrastructure
Mine waste rock and tailings storage facility
Highway diversions and road upgrades
Upgrades to existing loading facility at Port
Ardrossan and construction of filtration plant
Water and concentrate pipelines between
Ardrossan and mine site
Electricity supply sourced via a new power line
from Ardrossan substation to the mine site
The proposed mining lease at Hillside is approximately 3030 Ha, although only approximately 2080 Ha will be directly impacted by the operations. Extensive studies of the environmental, social and economic setting in which the Hillside Copper Mine will operate, will help ensure that the environmental and community considerations are integrated into Rex’s planning, decisions and processes.
There will be between 550 and 750 employees required by
the operation during the life of the mine.
How will the workers get to the site?
To reduce light vehicle numbers Rex plans to use buses to
transport workers to the site from regional centres
including Ardrossan.
How will dust be controlled?
Dust suppression is an integral aspect of mining operations
and there are many proven ways of suppressing and
monitoring dust levels. Rex will employ a range of controls
that will include the use of water trucks to keep haul roads
moist, rehabilitating open area, the stabilisation of soils
stockpiles, along with a real-time monitoring system to
inform when additional dust suppression, adjustment or
shutdown of the operations is required.
How will noise be controlled?
Effective industrial noise controls methods and monitoring
is a well-established science. Earthen bunds (barriers)
have been proven as effective noise buffers, combined
with noise supressing technologies fitted to machinery and
the use of real-time noise monitors, noise levels are able to
be managed so that they remain within the night time
(lowest) regulated noise levels that the EPA requires.
What will the land be used for after mining?
Final land usages include agriculture and revegetation with
endemic native vegetation. Rex are also exploring
possible tourist uses for the site.
Will the operation have an impact on groundwater?
The existing groundwater at Hillside is saline and not
suitable for stock. The use of groundwater will only lower
the water table in a very localised area immediately
around Hillside.
Consultation for the Hillside Copper Mine
A wide range of government and community stakeholder considerations have been integrated into Rex’s mine planning process. The Hillside Copper Mine Community Consultative Group (CCG) was established in 2011 to act as an informed and representative group of community members. The CCG assist in passing on information provided by Rex and raise issues and concerns from the wider community. The CCG and Rex work together to understand concerns and to develop strategies to address the concerns raised.