OZ Minerals Ltd is a copper-focused mining company headquartered in Adelaide, South Australia. The company’s core operations center on the extraction, processing and sale of copper concentrate, with gold and silver produced as by-products. OZ Minerals manages both underground and open-pit mining activities, emphasizing asset optimisation, safety and sustainability across its operations.
The company’s principal producing assets include the Prominent Hill and Carrapateena copper projects, both located in South Australia. Prominent Hill features an established underground mine and processing plant, while Carrapateena is an underground development that came into production in recent years. In addition to these operating mines, OZ Minerals is advancing the West Musgrave copper-nickel project in Western Australia through a joint-venture arrangement, and maintains exploration tenements across central and northern Australia to support future growth.
OZ Minerals traces its modern corporate identity to the merger of Oxiana and Zinifex in the late 2000s, followed by a re-listing on the Australian Securities Exchange in January 2015. Since that time, the company has pursued a disciplined capital allocation strategy and invested in long-life, low-cost assets. Andrew Cole has served as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer since the company’s re-listing, guiding OZ Minerals through its transition from a development-stage group to a steady-state producer with a focus on operational excellence and stakeholder engagement.
OZ Minerals markets its copper concentrate to customers in Asia, Europe and North America, supplying feedstock for smelters and refineries that produce refined copper metal for electrical, construction and industrial applications. The company is committed to responsible mining practices, with initiatives in water management, energy efficiency and community development designed to minimize environmental impact and support regional stakeholders across its areas of operation.
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