Copper Flat Mine

Brownfields Redevelopment

The Copper Flat Project takes advantage of significant infrastructure improvements that are a legacy from the Quintana operation in the early 1980s.

Existing Concrete Foundations

Plans for Copper Flat Mine take advantage of significant infrastructure improvements that are a legacy from the Quintana operation in the early 1980s. Incorporating existing works into the plans provide US$54M in capital savings. Existing works at Copper Flat inlude:

  • 115 kV powerline from the Caballo Substation to the mine site.
  • Production wellfield and 20-inch pipeline from the wellfield to the mine site.
  • Diversion channel collecting stormwater from west and south of the pit and diverting unimpacted flows down Grayback Wash.
  • Site grading of the process, mine shop and administration areas and access roads.
  • Existing concrete foundations and structures including:
  1. Primary crusher structure
  2. Coarse ore reclaim tunnel
  3. Concentrator building foundation
  4. Metallurgical laboratory foundation
  5. Truck shop foundation
  6. Administration building foundation
  • Pre-mine stripping of overburden to release ore for processing.

Existing Water Pipeline

Existing 20inch water pipeline being uncovered for testing to ensure it's suitable for reuse

Existing 20inch water pipeline being uncovered for testing to ensure it’s suitable for reuse