Centrex Metals Limited is an Australian resources exploration and mining company.
History
Founded in 2001, Centrex Metals was listed on the
Australian Securities Exchange
Australian Securities Exchange Ltd or ASX, is an Australian public company that operates Australia's primary securities exchange, the Australian Securities Exchange (sometimes referred to outside of Australia as, or confused within Australia as ...
in 2006 with the aim of developing several iron ore projects on the
Eyre Peninsula,
South Australia.
It also had interests in
Western Australia and
Queensland.
Subsequently, the company sold off its South Australian assets, dissolved its joint ventures, and repositioned itself to be an organic fertiliser producer. The proposed site of
Port Spencer
Port Spencer is a proposed grain export port development project in South Australia. The project site, previously known as Sheep Hill, is on Lower Eyre Peninsula adjacent to Lipson Cove on the western shore of Spencer Gulf.
History
Port Spence ...
, the company's original intended export point for Eyre Peninsula iron ore, was sold to prospective grain exporters, Free Eyre in 2019. The sale included the port's development plans and approvals which have since been amended and optimised for grain handling by Peninsula Ports.
Centrex Metals acquired the Oxley potassium project, south-east of the port of
Geraldton,
Western Australia in 2015, and the Ardmore
phosphate rock project, south of
Mount Isa,
Queensland, in 2017.
[
The Ardmore project is the company's principal operation. It is based on a shallow, high-grade phosphate deposit. As of 2021, the company had begun small-scale production, planning to ramp up significantly by the end of 2024.][
The project at Oxley is based on a globally rare ultrapotassic lava flow, dominantly composed of potassium feldspar. As of 2021, the company was seeking a partner to advance it to the next stage.][
In 2016, the company also reported active exploration for zinc and copper near Goulburn in the Lachlan Fold Belt of New South Wales. In 2019 it described the project as "drill-ready".Goulburn]
Centrex Metals
References
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Agriculture companies of Australia
Companies based in Adelaide
Companies listed on the Australian Securities Exchange
Mining companies of Australia
Non-renewable resource companies established in 2001
2001 establishments in Australia