Australian copper producer Austral Resources has been reinstated to trading on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) – marking a “major step forward” in positioning itself as the country’s next mid-tier copper powerhouse. The company said it has a strong balance sheet, dual-hub copper production platform and a clear strategy for growth and long-term sustainable production across Queensland. The dual-hub platform includes the Mount Kelly plant with immediate oxide production capacity of 25,000 tonnes per annum (tpa) and the Rocklands processing plant – a 3 million tpa sulphide concentrator scheduled for production ... (full story)