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Austral Resources is a copper production and exploration company operating in North West Queensland. The company produces LME Grade A copper cathode utilizing solvent extraction and electrowinning facilities fed by open-pit oxide copper deposits. Its operational footprint includes mineral processing infrastructure designed for dual oxide and sulphide ore treatment pathways. In addition to active mining and processing operations, the company holds extensive exploration tenure across the Mount Isa Inlier to identify and develop further regional copper resources.

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Public AUOwnership
2010Year founded
51–200Employees
Brisbane, AustraliaHead office
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Brisbane, AU

Products and/or services of Austral Resources

  • Copper Cathode Production: Manufacturing of high-purity LME Grade A copper cathode utilizing a solvent extraction and electrowinning processing plant fed by open-pit oxide copper deposits in North West Queensland, supporting direct commercial off-take agreements.
  • Oxide Copper Processing: Processing of oxide copper ores through solvent extraction and electrowinning facilities, featuring leaching pads and liquid purification systems designed to extract copper cathode directly from open-pit mining operations.
  • Sulphide Copper Processing: Development and operation of crushing, grinding, and flotation mineral processing infrastructure designed to treat primary copper sulphide ores, expanding mineral processing capabilities beyond existing heap-leach oxide circuits.
  • Open-Pit Copper Mining: Extraction of shallow copper oxide and secondary sulphide ores from active open-pit surface mining operations across regional mining leases in North West Queensland to feed heap-leach pads and processing circuits.
  • Copper Exploration: Geological survey, diamond drilling, and resource definition programs conducted across extensive mineral exploration tenure within the Mount Isa Inlier to identify new oxide and sulphide mineral resources.
  • Offtake and Commercialization: Distribution and delivery of refined physical copper cathode under commercial off-take and marketing agreements with global commodities trading partners to supply industrial end users worldwide.

Austral Resources executive team

  • Mr. Angus PetersonChief Financial Officer
  • Mr. Shane O'ConnellChief Operating Officer
  • Mr. Jaroslaw Krzysztof Kopias ACIS, ACSA, AGIA, B.Com., C.S., CGP, CPACompany Secretary
  • Jane MorganInvestor & Media Relations Manager