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Northparkes Mines is a copper-gold mine, situated 27 kilometres north / north- west of the town of Parkes in Central West New South Wales.  The mine is a joint venture between Rio Tinto (80%) and the Sumitomo Group (20%).  Northparkes produces high grade copper-gold concentrate, which is shipped to international smelters.  The mine was the first in Australia to use the block cave mining method. Northparkes is a leading practice organisation within the industry and has a focus on operational excellence and innovation within the Rio Tinto Group.

The operations comprise two open pits and an underground mine using the block caving mining method. The operations employ 200 people with another 200 contracted employees working on the minesite.

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