The Century Mine is a major zinc mining operation located about 250km north-west of Mount Isa near the Gulf of Carpentaria. Discovered in 1990, the deposit became one of the largest zinc mines in the world and was developed as a large open-cut operation. Mining at Century involved conventional open-pit methods, with ore processed through […]

The ball mill at Century zinc mine is back in action after an electrical failure in the motor during severe weather in January. The processing o…

Schisms in the Gulf of Carpentaria Indigenous community are surfacing as plans for New Century Zinc to expand mining in the Gulf of Carpentaria are…

The addition of major equipment will allow New Century Resources to significantly ramp up production at Century Mine in north-west Queensland. In…

Mount Isa Mines celebrates its 100th birthday today, with the business pointing to a strong long-term future with its zinc-lead operations, and copp…

Partner sponsored editorial Mount Isa has turned 100 having cemented its place in mining history. Even so, never-before has so much been expec…

Zinc producer New Century Resources has entered an agreement to take up to 8MW of renewable energy from APA Group’s $150 million Mica Creek Solar Fa…

New Century Resources has ticked off all necessary environmental approvals to begin new mining operations at the Silver King and East Fault Block at…

New Century Resources expects to announce the outcome this month of studies into potential mining at Silver King and the East Fault Block at the Cen…

New Century Resources has launched a drilling program at the high-grade Silver King deposit as it weighs up future mining opportunities at the Centu…

New Century Resources says it is making significant progress in evaluating technical and commercial aspects of its potential acquisition of the Goro…

New Century Resources plans to release results this month from an expansion prefeasibility study for open-cut mining at its Lawn Hill site, 250km no…

New Century Resources says the restart of operations at the Century zinc mine in Queensland’s lower Gulf region is now imminent, with strong progress…

The Federal Government has approved a project to extend open-cut operations at the Saraji mine’s Grevillea pit for decades to come. Located about…

Queensland will review rules that can force junior and mid-tier miners to lock away large amounts of money before they can develop new projects…