Major Mining Projects

Major Mining Projects

This online resource brought to you by KPMG Global Mining Institute lists major mining projects in main mining commodities around the globe.

This online resource lists major mining projects around the globe.


Major Gold project

Project Country/Region Operators Annual capacity (Million ounces)
Boddington Australia Newmont 0.79
Carlin  US Newmont 0.88
Cortez US Barrick Gold 0.99
Goldstrike US Barrick Gold 1.05
Grasberg mine Indonesia Freeport-McMoran
1.23
Kalgoorie super pit Australia Newmont 0.32
Lihir Papua New Guinea Newcrest Mining Ltd 0.9
Muruntau Gold Mine Uzbekistan Navoi Mining & Metallurgy Combinat 2.001
Olimpiada Russia Polyus Gold 0.76
Penasquinto Mexico GoldCorp 26.82
Pueblo Viejo Dominican Republic Barrick Gold (60%) and Goldcorp (40%) 0.573
Twin Creeks US Newmont 0.47
Veladero Argentina Barrick Gold 0.6
Yanacocha Peru Newmont Mining 0.47

1 Approximate production output since Uzbekistan has not been disclosing production numbers from the mine.

2 Annual capacity in tons produced per year.

3 Barrick’s share of gold production in 2016.

 

Major Copper project

Project Country/Region Operators Annual capacity (Ktpa)
Aktogay Copper deposit Shyghys, Kazakhstan KAZ Minerals PLC

Copper cathode from Sulphide ore – 90

Copper cathode from Sulphide ore - 15 

Aktogay Copper deposit Valparaiso, Chile Codelco 234
Antapaccay Copper/ gold mine Cuzco, Peru Glencore plc

 Copper metal – 59

Copper in concentrates – 226.9

Bozshakol Copper/silver mine Pavlodar, Kazakhstan
KAZ Minerals PLC
100
Caspiche Gold/ Copper Project Atacama, Chile
Exeter Resource Corporation N/A
Cobre Panama Copper/Gold/Molybdenum Penonome, Panama
First Quantum Minerals Ltd. 320
Frieda River Copper/ Gold Project Sanduan, Papua New Guinea PanAust (80%) and Highlands Pacific (20%)1 175
Golpu Copper/ Gold Deposit Morobe, Papua New Guinea Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited 135
KSM Gold/ Copper Project British Columbia, Canada Seabridge Gold 2054
Las Bambas Copper/ molybdenum/ gold mine Apurimac, Peru MMG Ltd. 250–300
Los Azules Copper deposit San Juan, Argentina McEwen Mining Inc. 255
Oyu Tolgoi Copper/Gold Operation Omnogovi, Mongolia Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd. 255–285
Resolution Copper/ Molybdenum Deposit Arizona, US Rio Tinto Limited More than 1 billion pounds of copper / year
Toromocho Copper mine Junin, Peru Chinalco Mining Corporation International 160–170

4 PanAust acquired the majority stake earlier held by Glencore in August 2014, becoming operator of the mine. The acquisition agreement was made in October 2013.

 

Major Iron Ore projects

Project Country/Region Operators Annual capacity (Mtpa)
Carajás Serra Sul (mine S11D) Brazil Vale (100 percent) 90
Cauê Itabiritos Brazil Vale (100 percent) 23
Chichester Project Australia Fortescue Metals Group (100 percent) More than 90
Conceição  Itabiritos Brazil Vale (100 percent) 65
Development of Hope Downs 4 mine Australia Rio Tinto (50 percent) 23.5
Simandou Iron ore Guinea Rio Tinto (46.6 percent) 100
Yandicoogina mine Australia Rio Tinto (100 percent) 58
Iron Bridge Project Australia Fortescue Metals Group (88 percent) 11
Goe Fantro Liberia Cavalla Resources (100 percent) 5
Phase two of the Marandoo mine expansion Australia Rio Tinto (100 percent) 56
Serra Leste Brazil Vale (100 percent)
6
Solomon Hub Australia Fortescue Metals Group (100 percent) More than 70
Teluk Rubiah Malaysia
Vale 30
Tubarão VIII Brazil Vale 3.56
Two phased expansion of Iron ore Company of Canada (IOC) Canada Rio Tinto (58.7 percent), Mitsubishi Corporation (26.2 percent), and the
Labrador Iron ore Royalty Income Corporation (15.1 percent)
18
Vargem Grande – Itabiritos[5] Brazil Vale (100 percent) 37
WAIO Jimblebar Mine Expansion Australia BHP Billiton (85 percent) 35
Zanaga Project Republic of Congo Glencore plc (50 percent plus one share)

Stage 1 – 12

Stage 2 - 30

5 Vargem Grande Itabiritos project was concluded in 2014.

6 Production for nine months ended 2016.

7 Production for six months ended 2016.

 

Major Nickel projects

Project Country/Region Operators Annual capacity (Ktpa)
Acoje Laterite Nickel Mine Philippines DMCI Holdings Inc (Operator) 24
Agata North Laterite Nickel Project Philippines TVI Resource Development Philippines, Inc.  (Operator) 58
Decar Nickel Project
Canada Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. (Operator) 37.4
Dumont Nickel Project Canada Royal Nickel Corporation (Operator) 47
Honeymoon Well Nickel Project Australia MMC Norilsk Nickel OJSC (Operator)  NA
Kalgoorlie Laterite Nickel Project Australia Heron Resources Limited (Operator) NA
Mindoro Laterite Nickel Project Philippines
Intex Resources ASA (Operator) 
53
Minago Nickel Project Canada Victory Nickel Inc. (Operator) 11
Marlborough Laterite Nickel Project Australia
Gladstone Pacific Nickel Ltd (Operator) Stage 1 (64.4) and Stage 2 (135)
Mayaniquel Laterite Nickel Mine Guatemala Cunico Resources NV (Operator) NA
Ronnbacken Nickel/ PGE Project Sweden Nickel Mountain Group AB (Operator) 26
Wingellina Laterite Nickel Deposit Australia Metals X Limited (Operator) 40
Sudbury project Canada Vale Canada Limited 80.4
Thompson project Canada Vale Canada Limited 26.5
Voisey's Bay project Canada Vale Canada Limited 49.0
Indonesia operations Indonesia PT Vale 81.1
New Caledonia operations New Caledonia Vale Nouvelle-Calédonie (New Caledonia) 34.3

8 In wet metric tons (WMT).

 

Major Uranium projects

Project Country/Region Operators Operating Status
Akbastau Uranium Mine
South Kazakhstan province, Kazakhstan Akbastau JV JSC Operating
Cigar Lake Uranium project Saskatchewan, Canada Cameco Corporation Operating
Etango Uranium Deposit Namib desert sands, Namibia Bannerman Resources Limited
Husab Uranium Deposit9 Swakopmund, Namibia Swakop Uranium (Pty) Ltd
Imouraren Uranium mine Arlit, Niger Areva NC
Inkai uranium mine Ongtustik, Kazakhstan Joint Venture Inkai Limited Liability Partnership Operating
Karatau uranium mine Ongtustik, Kazakhstan Uranium one Inc. Operating
Kayelekera uranium mine Karonga, Malawi Paladin Energy Ltd. Care and maintenance
Kharasan Uranium Mine Qyzylorda, Kazakhstan Uranium one Inc. Operating
Kintyre uranium deposit Western
Australia, Australia
Cameco
Corporation

Langer Heinrich uranium mine Walvis Bay, Namibia Paladin Energy Ltd. Operating
Madaouela Uranium project Agadez, Niger Goviex Uranium Inc.
McArthur River mine Saskatchewan, Canada Cameco Corporation Operating
Michelin Uranium Deposit Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada Paladin Energy Ltd.
Mulga Rock Project Great Victoria Desert, Western Australia Vimy Resources
NexGen Arrow deposit Saskatchewan, Canada NexGen Energy Ltd
Olympic Dam Copper/Uranium Mine South Australia, Australia BHP Billiton Ltd Operating
Rabbit lake uranium mine Saskatchewan, Canada Cameco CorporationCare and maintenance Care and maintenance
Ranger Uranium mine Northern Territory, Australia Energy Resources of Australia Ltd Processing stockpiles
Rossing Uranium mine Swakopmund, Namibia Rio Tinto Ltd Operating
Smith-Ranch project Wyyoming, US Cameco Corporation Operating
Somair uranium deposit Niger Areva Operating
South Inkai Uranium mine Ongtustik, Kazakhstan Atomredmetzoloto JSC Operating
Trekkopje Uranium Mine Walvis bay, Namibia Areva SA
Wiluna
uranium project
Western Australia, Australia Toro Energy Ltd.
Yeelirrie
uranium deposit
Western Australia, Australia Cameco Corporation

9 First drum of Uranium ore concentrates produced in December 2016