Carrapateena is an underground copper, gold and silver mine.
The Carrapateena cave safely breaking through to surface marked a significant milestone for the mine and an important de-risking event for ongoing operations. Now that the cave has broken through to the surface, mine planning can be optimised for production rather than prioritising the development of the cave through to surface, which has been the primary focus over the first two years of the mine’s life. The underground Block Cave decline development has continued to advance with the decline now over 1km vertically below the surface. Crusher 2, which will enable increased operational and cost efficiencies for the Sub Level Cave, is now expected to be commissioned in Q4 2023 as flagged in the Q3 production report. |