Name Avebury
Location 10 kilometres west of Zeehan on the West Coast of Tasmania in Australia
Product Nickel sulphide concentrates
Mining method Merchandise underground mining
Processing method Conventional crushing, grinding and flotation
Commenced Operation Early 2008
Reserves* 38,000 tonnes
Resources* 171,000 tonnes
2008 production 2,069 tonnes nickel concentrate
Sales Nickel sulphide concentrate sales from Avebury are contracted to the Jinchuan Group, a Chinese non-ferrous metallurgical and chemical engineering company.
Workforce Over 180
* As at 30 June 2008 (see OZ Minerals ASX Release 23 December 2008 for full statement of Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves)
** Includes all employees (full-time, part-time and casual) and contractors as at 30 November 2008

OZ Minerals owns the 8,500 tonnes per annum Avebury nickel mine on Tasmania’s West Coast, which was commissioned during the first quarter of 2008. In December 2008 OZ Minerals announced that it would put the Avebury nickel mine on care and maintenance until further notice.

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