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Queensland Resources Council
BHP Billiton Cannington BackNext

Located in north west Queensland, Cannington is a fly-in fly-out mining and processing operation that produces silver and lead.

Cannington is 100 per cent owned by BHP Billiton, the world's largest diversified resources company with some 37,000 employees working in more than 100 operations in approximately 25 countries.

The Cannington mine site operation consists of an underground mine accompanied by a metallurgical processing facility. The operation includes a rail-loading facility at Yurbi, about 15 kilometres east of Cloncurry, and a modern minerals concentrate handling facility at the Port of Townsville.

Contact details

Level 6, Northtown Building
208 Flinders Street
Townsville QLD 4810
AUSTRALIA

Tel: (07) 4722 5885
Fax: (07) 4721 4896

BHP Billiton Cannington


BHP Billiton Cannington