It is being developed by Rex Minerals 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) south of Ardrossan on Yorke Peninsula.

The mine is proposed to focus initially on copper,[2] but it is licensed to produce copper, gold and iron ore.[3] The mining lease was granted on 16 September 2014 for a term of 21 years.

[3] Mining will not start until after the approval of a Program for Environment Protection and Rehabilitation (PEPR)[4] which was required to be submitted before 16 September 2015.

[3] In July 2015, Rex requested and received a 12-month extension, revising the due date for submission of the PEPR and Social Management Plan (SMP) to 16 September 2016.

[5] The Social Management Plan was submitted to the government in September 2017.