EASTERN AUSTRALIA - MURRAY BASIN OPERATIONS
Ginkgo Mine
In 2005, the Ginkgo Mine became the first commercial mining operation in the Murray Basin.
The Ginkgo Mine was the first mine to be rolled out of Bemax’s Murray Basin development
program. The second mine currently in the development phase is, Snapper.
The Ginkgo Mine contains 5.8Mt of heavy mineral, with an
excellent suite of products including Zircon. The Snapper Mine, which will be mined in
conjunction with the Ginkgo Mine, is an even richer mine containing an overall
higher tonnage and greater percentages of both Rutile and Zircon. The Ginkgo
Mine is located 220km from Broken Hill.
Production
Production at the Ginkgo Mine commenced in December 2005.
In January 2006, mining in high grade zones of the ore body
commenced and by February 2006, sufficient stockpiles of product had been mined
for trucking to the Broken Hill Mineral Separation Plant for processing. The
Ginkgo Mine is now operating at design capacity levels.
The infrastructure at the Ginkgo Mine is well established and
includes a 124km (66kv) power line, 67 km of unsealed haulage road, readily
available water supply, accommodation camp, communications as well as
administration buildings.
Broken Hill Mineral Separation Plant
The Broken Hill Mineral Separation Plant (MSP) has a Leucoxene circuit and a wet gravity
circuit.
The MSP produces an Ilmenite and Leucoxene product for final
sale through Port Adelaide and a Zircon / Rutile rich non magnetic product for
shipping to Bunbury for further processing into Zircon, Rutile and Leucoxene
products for final sale through the Port of Bunbury. The MSP is located in
Broken Hill.
The MSP commenced commissioning in January 2006 and production in February 2006.
The Snapper Mine
Our proposed Snapper Mine is located 10 km from our Ginkgo Mine and 205 km
from our Broken Hill Mineral Separation Plant. The Ginkgo and Snapper Mines will
be mined together. There is higher heavy mineral grade in the Snapper
deposit than in the Ginkgo deposit. We plan to use the same mining method, wet plant technology and on-site
processing that is used at our Ginkgo Mine for Snapper
Complaints - Murray Basin
In accordance with Murray Basin Environment Protection Licences (Nos. 12264 & 12314):
"The licencee must operate during its operating hours a telephone complaints line for the purpose of receiving any compliants
from members of the public in relation to activities conducted at the premises or by the vehicle or mobile plant, unless otherwise specified in the licence."
To make a complaint regarding Bemax's operations please contact Bemax through one of the telephone numbers below:
Broken Hill Mineral Separation Plant
Contact No (Office Hours) - (08) 8080 0800
Contact No (After Hours) - (08) 8080 0844
Ginkgo Mine
Contact No (Office Hours) - (03) 5074 8900
Contact No (After Hours) - (03) 5074 8938 | 
