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The Olympic Dam mine is South Australia's single largest consumer of electricity, and is connected (at 275kV) at end of the grid via Port Augusta, [51] with a reserve 132kV line via Pimba. [52] In 2009, BHP Billiton defined its typical annual electricity consumption as 870,000 MWh [53] (or 125 MW). [54]
The Resources Infrastructure & Investment Task Force, formerly the Olympic Dam Task Force, was formed by the Government of South Australia to assist with the facilitation of the expansion of BHP Billiton's Olympic Dam copper, gold and uranium mine near Roxby Downs in the state's Far North region. By 2016, its scope had broadened to include ...
Iron oxide copper gold (IOCG) deposits are considered to be metasomatic expressions of large crustal-scale alteration events driven by intrusive activity. The deposit type was first recognised by discovery and study of the supergiant Olympic Dam copper-gold-uranium deposit (Olympic Dam mine), and South American examples.
The Olympic Dam mine at Roxby Downs started operations in 1988, operated by Western Mining Corporation. A large underground mine, it was mainly focussed on copper production, with uranium, gold and silver as by-products. Western Mining Corporation was taken over by BHP Billiton in 2005. [2]
Olympic Dam mine, a copper, uranium, gold and silver mining centre in South Australia The Olympic Dam Highway which runs from the Stuart Highway to the town of Olympic Dam Topics referred to by the same term
The Ranger Uranium Mine was opened in June 1979 and the Olympic Dam mine opened in 1988. [29] The Ranger Uranium Mine was controversial, leading to the Ranger Uranium Environmental Inquiry. Indigenous people of the region were opposed to the mine. Indigenous opposition to the Ranger Uranium Mine influenced environmental assessments and policies ...
Richard Yeeles has worked on the Olympic Dam mine project since 1996. [7] He was first employed by Western Mining Corporation, and entered the employ of BHP Billiton after its corporate takeover of WMC. He has served as a media spokesperson for both companies in addition to fulfilling his core role in Corporate Affairs.
The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission and Foreign Investment Review Board both approved the deal, however a number of people (including members of the Government) expressed concerns due to the economic (and strategic) importance of the Olympic Dam mine resources, and the reputation of Xstrata and its major shareholder, Glencore.