Ernest Henry mine

Ernest Henry mine

Location
Ernest Henry mine
Location	38km northeast of Cloncurry
State	Queensland
Country	Australia
Coordinates	20°26′51″S 140°42′49″E / 20.4476°S 140.7136°E / -20.4476; 140.713620°26′51″S 140°42′49″E / 20.4476°S 140.7136°E / -20.4476; 140.7136
Production
Products	Copper
History
Opened	March 1998 (open pit) December 2011 (underground)
Owner
Company	Ernest Henry Mining (subsidiary of Evolution Mining)
Website	www.ernesthenrymining.com.au

The Ernest Henry mine is a large copper mine located in eastern Australia, in the state of Queensland. Ernest Henry represents one of the largest copper reserves in Australia and in the world having estimated reserves of 167 million tonnes of ore grading 1.1% copper and 2.67 million oz of gold.^[1]

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