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OZ produces first Carrapateena copper, but ramp-up risks remain

AFTER schedule slippage and cost blow-outs, OZ Minerals has finally produced the first saleable copper concentrate from its A$970 million Carrapateena mine in South Australia with 11 days to spare on its year-end, self-imposed deadline.

Carrapateena.

Carrapateena.

The copper is in the pre-filter press feed tank and will be sent to the concentrate press over the coming days, ending the company's 10-year dependence on its Prominent Hill copper-gold mine as its sole...

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