CSA Mine
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Location | Cobar, New South Wales |
| Country | Australia |
| Coordinates | 31°24′29″S 145°48′04″E / 31.408°S 145.801°E |
| Production | |
| Products | Copper |
| History | |
| Opened | 8 October 1966 |
| Owner | |
| Company | Metals Acquisition |
| Website | www.metalsacquisition.com |
The CSA Mine is a copper mine located near Cobar, New South Wales, owned by Metals Acquisition.
History
[edit]Ore deposits at the CSA Mine were mined at various times between 1872 and 1921, when the mine closed as a result of an underground fire. The most significant years of operation during this period were from 1906 onward.[1] From around 1906 to around 1930, there was a nearby mining settlement known as Elouera.
In 1962, Broken Hill South began work on reopening the CSA Mine near Cobar.[2][3] It reopened on 8 October 1966.[4]
In 1980, the mine was acquired by CRA.[5][6] In 1993, it was sold to Golden Shamrock Mines.[7][8] In 1996, Golden Shamrock Mines was taken over by Ashanti Gold.[9]
In 1997, the mine was placed in receivership and in January 1998 placed in care and maintenance. In 1999, Glencore acquired CSA Mine and restarted operations.[10] In June 2023 it was sold to Metals Acquisition.[11] The mine's life has been extended until 2034.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ McQueen, Ken (September 2006). "Hidden Copper: The Early History of the Cornish, Scottish and Australian (C.S.A.) Mine, Cobar, NSW" (PDF). Journal of Australasian Mining History. 4.
- ^ Mining Metropolis Of The Far West Queanbeyan Age 17 October 1961 page 6
- ^ Cobar Mine Works Again Western Herald 30 March 1961 page 14
- ^ 50 years since CSA mine re-opened Cobar Weekly 11 October 2016
- ^ CSA Mine buy a market base Canberra Times 30 December 1992 page 19
- ^ Mining in the early years Metals Acquisition
- ^ CRA to sell CSA Mine Australian Financial Review 7 February 1992
- ^ High grade ore found in test holes at Golden Shamrock's CSA Mine Australian Financial Review 23 November 1993
- ^ Golden Shamrock in $372m merger with Ghana's Ashanti Australian Financial Review 12 April 1996
- ^ CSA Mine Glencore July 2020
- ^ Glencore closes sale of Cobar Mine Glencore 16 June 2023
- ^ Metals Acquisition extends CSA mine life to 11 years after reserve update Mining.com 23 April 2024