SA:SA approves 16th mine

AAP General News (Australia)
12-28-2010
SA:SA approves 16th mine

South Australia is set to get its 16th mine .. as minerals exploration turns into mining
projects.

Premier MIKE RANN says the state government has recently approved three more mines
.. Heathgate Resources uranium project at Beverley North .. OZ Minerals Ankata underground
mine at Prominent Hill .. and Hillgrove Resources copper-gold mine at Kanmantoo in the
Adelaide Hills.

He says record levels of investment in mineral exploration continue to be translated
into major job-generating mining projects.

Mr RANN says minerals are South Australia's largest single contributor to exports ..

outperforming all other sectors .. and worth 2.8 billion dollars in 2009/10.

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KEYWORD: MINES (ADELAIDE)

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