Eloise Copper Mine Explained

The Eloise Copper Mine is a copper mine located in north west Queensland Australia, southeast of Cloncurry and of McKinlay, in the vicinity of Mount Isa.

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.^[1]

In November 2021, AIC Mines acquired the Eloise copper mine from FMR Investments for $27 million.^{[2] [3]}

Transportation

The mine is nearby the Elrose Airport, named after the Elrose Homestead, and by both the Landsborough Highway and the Flinders Highway.

External links

• Royal Geographical Society of Queensland's article
• Mining Weekly article on the resource estimates (Sep. 2007)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Mining Operations – Eloise Copper Mine & Gordon Sirdar - FMR Investments . www.fmrinvestments.com.au . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100210024827/http://www.fmrinvestments.com.au/mining_operations.shtml . 2010-02-10.
2. Web site: The long Evolution behind Australia's new copper miner . The Australian Financial Review. 26 November 2021.
3. Web site: AIC takes the reins at Eloise copper mine . Industry Queensland. 26 November 2021.