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Uley 2 reloaded

AN OPEN pit load and haul operation at the Uley 2 graphite mine in South Australia will cost Quantum Graphite about $80 million to re-establish and $20 million to run, according to an updated mining study.

Uley's pit

Uley's pit

Situated near Port Lincoln on SA's Eyre Peninsula, the Uley mine has operated intermittently since the late 1920s. Uley was put on the shelf for 22 years after a graphite price crash spooked then-owner...

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