Hillgrove Resources (ASX: HGO) — Company Overview, News & Financial Data
Hillgrove Resources is an Australian copper-gold producer, focused on the Kanmantoo Copper-Gold Mine and further exploration opportunities.
Hillgrove Resources
Hillgrove Resources is a South Australian mineral exploration and mining company focused on copper and gold production. Operating under the name Kantra Copper, the company transitioned the Kanmantoo Copper Mine from an open-pit mine into an underground operation. Located in South Australia, Kanmantoo includes a processing plant with an annual capacity of 3.6 million tonnes of ore, producing copper concentrate with gold by-products. Beyond core operations at Kanmantoo, the company conducts near-mine and regional exploration across South Australia, including the Mutooroo project, to expand its copper resource base and extend operational mine life.
Snapshot
Operations
Products and/or services of Hillgrove Resources
- Primary Copper Mining: Underground extraction of copper ore producing over eleven thousand tonnes of copper concentrate annually, operating with established underground infrastructure, primary stoping methods, and dedicated haulage systems to feed central processing operations.
- Gold By-product Recovery: Production of gold as a secondary mineral product extracted during primary copper ore processing, yielding more than two thousand ounces of gold annually to supplement main metal concentrate revenues.
- Ore Processing Infrastructure: Operation of a central processing facility with a capacity of 3.6 million tonnes per annum, utilizing crushing, grinding, flotation, and filtration circuits to produce commercial-grade mineral concentrates for export.
- Near-Mine Underground Exploration: Diamond and reverse-circulation drilling programs conducted adjacent to existing underground workings to test depth extensions, identify high-grade mineralized zones, and convert inferred mineral resources into mineable reserves.
- Regional Mineral Exploration: Target generation, geophysical surveying, and exploratory drilling across regional tenement packages in South Australia to discover additional copper and base metal deposits capable of supplying future processing feed.
- Tailings and Environmental Management: Management of mineral residue storage facilities, water recycling infrastructure, and site rehabilitation programs designed to process operational waste, maintain environmental compliance, and support sustainable long-term mine closure planning.
Hillgrove Resources executive team
- Mr. Robert Stanley Fulker B.E., M.Sc.MD, CEO & Director
- Mr. Luke Charles Anderson ACA, BACFO & Joint Company Secretary
- Ms. Caitlin RowettTechnical Services Manager & Chief Geologist
- Mr. Jake van der HoekJoint Company Secretary