The Eloise Copper Mine is a

copper Copper is a chemical element with the symbol Cu (from la, cuprum) and atomic number 29. It is a soft, malleable, and ductile metal with very high thermal and electrical conductivity. A freshly exposed surface of pure copper has a pinkis ...

mine located in north west

Queensland ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , establishe ...

Australia, southeast of

Cloncurry Cloncurry is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia. In the the locality of Cloncurry had a population of 2,719 people. Cloncurry is the administrative centre of the Shire of Cloncurry. Cloncurry is known a ...

and of McKinlay, in the vicinity of

Mount Isa Mount Isa ( ) is a city in the Gulf Country region of Queensland, Australia. It came into existence because of the vast mineral deposits found in the area. Mount Isa Mines (MIM) is one of the most productive single mines in world history, base ...

. The deposit was discovered in 1987, the mine has operated since 1996, and was on care and maintenance after 2008. Mining recommenced in early 2011. In November 2021 AIC Mines acquired the Eloise copper mine from FMR Investments for $27 million.

Transportation

The mine is nearby the Elrose Airport , named after the Elrose Homestead, and by both the

Landsborough Highway Landsborough Highway is a highway in western Queensland, Australia, running in the northwest–southeast direction from Morven to Cloncurry. The Landsborough Highway runs through vast tracts of land that was once occupied by William Landsborou ...

and the Flinders Highway.

References

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External links

Royal Geographical Society of Queensland's article

Mining Weekly article on the resource estimates (Sep. 2007)
Mines in Queensland Copper mines in Queensland