CuDecoLtd. said July 11 that its flagship Rocklands Group copper project in northwestQueensland has produced its first concentrate.

The company now plans to gradually increase the mill feedand further enhance plant performance toward commercial production.

CuDeco remains on target to achieve first shipment of nativecopper this month and first shipment of sulfide concentrates in late Septemberor the first half of October.

These production milestones are backed by the offtake dealwith major shareholder, China Oceanwide International Investment Co.,inked in June.