| Mine Openings |
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This information is compiled with the the best of intentions and we try to confirm the status of mines listed here from actual company news releases. You can contact us by email with any details you may have of additional mine openings.
Operation | Location | Owner(s) | Approximate Start-up | Description |
| Morila Mine | Mali | Randgold Resources/Anglogold | Q4 2000 | open pit gold |
Antamina Mine | Peru | Teck-Noranda-RioAlgom Mitsubishi | late 2001 | open pit copper-zinc |
Carosue Dam | Western Australia | Q1 -2001 | open pit gold | |
| El Tesoro | Chile | Antofagasta PLC, Equatorial Mining | 2001 | open pit copper |
| Shangzai Gold Mine | China | Vega Atlantic Corp | Q1, 2001 | open pit gold |
Bulyanhulu | Tanzania | Q2 2001 | underground gold | |
Rodeo | USA | Q3, 2001 | underground gold | |
Julietta | Russia | Bema Gold Corp | Q4, 2001 | underground gold |
| Aguas Blancas | Chile | Atacama Minerals | Q2, 2002 | iodine |
| Diavik | Canada | Aber Minerals/Rio Tinto | 2002 | diamond |
| Bungabin | Australia | Portman Ltd. | 2002 | iron ore |
Pascua | Chile | 2002 | open pit gold | |
| Skorpion Zinc Mine | Namibia | Anglo American | Q4,2002 | open pit zinc |
Cigar Lake | Canada | 2003 | u/g uranium | |
| Mt. Jackson | Australia | Portman Ltd. | 2003 | iron ore |
Muskeg River Mine | Canada | Q4, 2002 | oil sands | |
Moab Khotsong | South Africa | Anglogold | 2003 | underground gold |
| Hail Creek Coal Mine | Australia | Rio Tinto | 2003 | surface, coal |
| Windarling | Australia | Portman Ltd. | 2004 | iron ore |