Oxiana Limited was an Australian copper and gold miner and exploration company.
History
Oxiana was founded in 1932 as Golden Plateau and listed on the Australian Securities Exchange. In the early 1980s, the company shifted its focus from gold mining to gold exploration. In 1995, Golden Plateau was renamed Oxiana Resources and in 2003 to Oxiana Limited.[1]
The company's operations were located in Laos, Australia, Cyprus and the Philippines. It was focused on the operation and development of the Sepon copper and gold project in South East Laos, the Golden Grove Mine in Western Australia and development of the Prominent Hill copper/gold deposit in South Australia.
In June 2005, Oxiana purchased the Golden Grove Mine from Newmont.[2]
In February 2007 Oxiana launched a friendly takeover bid for Agincourt, this bid was accepted in April. Oxiana acquired through this the