Northparkes: the new lift
Northparkes began as an open pit mine but, in 1997, used the block cave method to extract ore for the first time in Australia. All images Northparkes Mines. NORTHPARKES has a big year ahead of it with construction underway at a new copper-gold project that will continue its block cave mining method that has set it apart. Under the fresh leadership of Hubert Lehman, Northparkes was also focussed on continued investment in the community in which it operates. Northparkes Mines started 2019 on a high, with the green light for a new project, and a new managing director appointed to lead it through its next growth phase. In early January, the joint venture (JV) between China Molybdenum Company (CMOC) and…