CAPITAL MARKETS

Palabora battles bottlenecks

PALABORA Mining, Rio Tinto’s 49.2%-owned subsidiary, experienced continued production bottlenecks at the secondary breaking stage for its block-cave copper mine in South Africa during the March 2004 quarter.

Sarah Belfield Belfield
Palabora battles bottlenecks

Palabora said the mine produced an average of 153 tonnes of copper per day during the quarter, 10% up on the figure for the last quarter of 2003 despite disrupted production in February and March following...

Start a free trial to continue reading this article
Already have an account?  
Subscribe now

A growing series of reports, each focused on a key discussion point for the mining sector, brought to you by the Mining News Intelligence team.

A growing series of reports, each focused on a key discussion point for the mining sector, brought to you by the Mining News Intelligence team.

editions

Mining Journal Intelligence Project Pipeline Handbook 2024

View our 50 top mining projects, handpicked using a unique, objective selection process from a database of 450+ global assets.

editions

MiningNews.net Research Report 2024

Access a multi-pronged tool to identify critical risks and opportunities in Australia’s mining industry.

editions

Mining Journal Intelligence Investor Sentiment Report 2024

Survey revealing the plans, priorities, and preferences of 120+ mining investors and their expectations for the sector in 2024.

editions

Mining Journal Intelligence Mining Equities Report 2023

Access an exclusive, inside look on the quarterly mining IPOs and secondary raisings data and mining equities performance tables with an annual Stock Exchange Comparisons supplement.