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The following includes major mines in South Australia that have commenced production with minegate sales.

Project	Resource	Company	Location
Angas Zinc Mine (PACE funded)	Zinc, Lead, Silver, Gold	Terramin Australia Ltd	2 km from Strathalbyn, 60 km SE of Adelaide
Beltana: Flinders Zinc Project	Zinc	Perilya Ltd	520 km N of Adelaide in the Flinders Ranges
Beverley	Uranium	Heathgate Resources Pty Ltd	Far north of South Australia about 35 km NE from Lake Frome, 300 km NE of Port Augusta
Challenger (PACE funded)	Gold	Dominon Mining Limited	750 km NW of Adelaide, 150 km SW of Coober Pedy
Leigh Creek	Coal	Flinders Power	Leigh Creek, 261 km N of Port Augusta
Middleback Range: Project Magnet	Hematite (Fe₂O₃), Magnetite (Fe₃O₄)	OneSteel	Middleback Ranges, north western Eyre Peninsula
Mindarie	Heavy Mineral Sands	Australian Zircon NL	Approximately 150 km E of Adelaide in the Murray Basin
Olympic Dam	Copper, Uranium (U₃O₈), Gold, Silver	BHP Billiton	560 km N of Adelaide
Penrice Mine	Chemical grade limestone	Penrice, Quarry and Mineral	2.5 km N of Angaston
Prominent Hill (PACE funded)	Copper, Gold	OZ Minerals	130 km NW of Olympic Dam, 130 km SE of Coober Pedy

MESA Journal 48, 2007 in review: includes details on developing mineral projects and operating mines
South Australia's Mining Project Pipeline, April 2008 (jpg 697kb): includes operating mines, developing projects and prospects
South Australia's Mines and Emerging Projects July 2008, map (.pdf 1.6Mb)
South Australia's Mines and Emerging Projects March 2008, table (.pdf 524.8kb): includes commodity and resource information
Earth Resources Information Sheet M38: Operating mines and quarries of South Australia (October 2008) (.pdf 555.3kb, opens in new window): gives details about operating mines, including the commodity, operator, location and an indication of production rate.
Major mines information - English version, February 2008 (.pdf 1.4Mb): presentation showing the state of play at 25 mines throughout South Australia
Major mines information - Chinese version, February 2008 (.pdf 1.5Mb): presentation showing the state of play at 25 mines throughout South Australia
Current status of mining projects in South Australia, August 2008: including company contact and PIRSA case manager details
South Australia's Resources Map, February 2008 (pdf 1.3Mb): provides the names of each prospect and its related resource type as well as highlighting petroleum fields and geothermal regions. This map is also available in an online interactive form through the South Australian Resources Information Geoserver (SARIG).

For high quality copies of maps and information contact the Customer Services Centre.

Documentation, reports and tenement information for mining projects and operations are available via the South Australian Resources Information Geoserver (SARIG) (opens in new window).

Mining Environmental Information can be accessed via the Mineral Environmental Database

HINT: Enter the mine name (e.g. Olympic Dam) or company name (e.g. BHP Billiton) in global search field. Searches are not case sensitive.

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Page Last Modified: November 17, 2008