ABSTRACT
The BHP Billiton Cannington Mine is located in North-western Queensland, approximately 240 km from the town of Mt Isa. The mine location is shown in Figure 1.
Annual production from the mine is approximately 2.4 MT of lead-zinc-silver ore. All of the ore is produced by underground sub-level open stoping. The orebody is a Broken Hill Type massive sulphide deposit. The mineralisation is hosted by high-grade metamorphic rocks in a steeply easterly dipping synclinal fold.
