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D. Dreisinger et al.
All previous environmental permits are still valid for Paroo Station lead mine. A total
of 387 ha of 980 ha approved area has currently been disturbed. The mine operates
under Ministerial Statement 1083 (Fig. 1).
The mining operation reached 1.7 Mtpa ore treatment rate. A new pebble crusher
is to be installed to increase plant throughput to 2 Mt/a ore. The average life of mine
waste to ore strip ratio was 3:1. The mining method was conventional open cut drill
and blast, load and haul techniques using five 85 t haul trucks and a 120 t excavator.
The ore body is shallow (up to 60 m), flat lying, and predominantly above the water
table. The concentrator and mine are re-start ready (Table 2).
Fig. 1 Paroo station mine location (Western Australia)
D. Dreisinger et al.
All previous environmental permits are still valid for Paroo Station lead mine. A total
of 387 ha of 980 ha approved area has currently been disturbed. The mine operates
under Ministerial Statement 1083 (Fig. 1).
The mining operation reached 1.7 Mtpa ore treatment rate. A new pebble crusher
is to be installed to increase plant throughput to 2 Mt/a ore. The average life of mine
waste to ore strip ratio was 3:1. The mining method was conventional open cut drill
and blast, load and haul techniques using five 85 t haul trucks and a 120 t excavator.
The ore body is shallow (up to 60 m), flat lying, and predominantly above the water
table. The concentrator and mine are re-start ready (Table 2).
Fig. 1 Paroo station mine location (Western Australia)