Northparkes Copper and Gold Mine, Goonumbla, Central New South Wales, Australia
Key Data:
Location
Parkes, NSW Australia
Geology
Ordovician volcanic belt (porphyry deposit)
Mineral Types
Gold and copper
Reserves
Open pit copper: 0.003 million tons, with 0.325 underground. Open pit gold 0.008 million ounces, 0.357 underground.
Production Open Cut
260,000t a month
Production Underground
4.7 million tons a year
Mining
Open pit and underground
Employees
220 full time, 200 contractors
Key Players:
Ownership Rio Tinto ( 80 percent ) Sumitomo ( 20 percent)
