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Olympic Dam Expansion 3D Description by IDF Global.
Olympic Dam Mine
Olympic Dam is a mining centre in South Australia located some 550 km NNW of Adelaide, the capital city of South Australia. It is the site of an extremely large iron oxide copper gold deposit producing copper, uranium, gold and silver. The site hosts an underground mine as well as an integrated metallurgical processing plant. It is the fourth largest copper deposit and the largest known single deposit of uranium in the world, though uranium represents only a minority of the mine's total revenue.
The deposit was discovered by Western Mining Corporation in 1975 and started production in 1987. It now belongs to BHP Billiton, which acquired WMC Resources in 2005. The mine currently operates by an underground mining method called sublevel open stoping, using modern and highly productive mining equipment. The March 2005 mine production rate is an annualised 9.1 million tonnes making it one of Australia's larger mines. 2005 metal production is thought to be in excess of 220,000 tonnes of copper, 4500 tonnes of uranium oxide, plus gold and silver.
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Olympic Dam, South Australia
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Olympic Dam Expansion Project
BHP Billiton has undertaken a feasibility study into the expansion of Olympic Dam in South Australia, which includes the examination of a broad range of alternatives.
If the expansion proceeds, it is likely to see the advent of open pit operations in addition to the existing underground mine, and will become one of the largest of its type in the world.
An Environmental Impact Statement has been prepared for the Australian, South Australian and Northern Territory Governments. Source:
BHP Billition.
Interactive Satellite Map
Explore the Olympic Dam Mine, Adelaide, South Australia. Click the
yellow placemark. To Pan: click and drag or take advantage of the pan and zoom bars.
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