The CSA Mine is a copper mine located near Cobar, New South Wales, owned by Metals Acquisition.
In 1980, the mine was acquired by CRA. CSA Mine buy a market base Canberra Times 30 December 1992 page 19 Mining in the early years Metals Acquisition In 1993, it was sold to Golden Shamrock Mines. CRA to sell CSA Mine Australian Financial Review 7 February 1992 High grade ore found in test holes at Golden Shamrock's CSA Mine Australian Financial Review 23 November 1993 In 1996, Golden Shamrock Mines was taken over by Ashanti Gold. Golden Shamrock in $372m merger with Ghana's Ashanti Australian Financial Review 12 April 1996
In 1997, the mine was placed in receivership and in January 1998 placed in care and maintenance. In 1999, Glencore acquired CSA Mine and restarted operations. CSA Mine Glencore July 2020 In June 2023 it was sold to Metals Acquisition. Glencore closes sale of Cobar Mine Glencore 16 June 2023 The mine's life has been extended until 2034. Metals Acquisition extends CSA mine life to 11 years after reserve update Mining.com 23 April 2024
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