Oxiana Limited (OXR) was an Australian based copper and gold miner and exploration company. The company's operations were located in Laos, Australia, Cyprus and the Philippines. OXR was focused on the operation and development of the Sepon copper and gold project in South East Laos, the Golden Grove copper/zinc mine in Western Australia and development of the Prominent Hill copper/gold deposit in South Australia.
Oxiana was based in Melbourne, Au...
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Oxiana Limited (OXR) was an Australian based copper and gold miner and exploration company. The company's operations were located in Laos, Australia, Cyprus and the Philippines. OXR was focused on the operation and development of the Sepon copper and gold project in South East Laos, the Golden Grove copper/zinc mine in Western Australia and development of the Prominent Hill copper/gold deposit in South Australia.
Oxiana was based in Melbourne, Australia, with a focus on Asia and Australia. The company distributed a full year profit of $553 million (AUS) in 2006.
In Februaury 2007 Oxiana launched a friendly takeover bid for Agincourt, this bid was accepted in April. Oxiana acquired through this the Wiluna Gold Mine, the energy company Nova with its uranium rights at Wiluna and the Metabi mine in Sumatra, currently under construction.
Oxiana sold on the Wiluna Gold Mine in July 2007 to APEX Minerals NL.
On the 18th of July 2008, shareholders approved a new name for merged companies...
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