UNDERGROUND

Northparkes adding another block cave

APPROVAL has been granted for China Molybdenum Company and Sumitomo’s Northparkes copper-gold mine in New South Wales to develop block cave mine E26 Lift 1 North.

Northparkes is adding another block cave.

Northparkes is adding another block cave.

The E26L1N operation is being designed to use an increased level of automation and digitalisation to help deliver a more product and safer mine. Northparkes is already a major user of teleremote systems...

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