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Oz Minerals has played down strong copper and gold production at its South Australian mines in the September quarter in the wake of the death of a Prominent Hill worker last month.
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A plan to power half of BHP’s Olympic Dam operations with electricity from renewable sources at Port Augusta is set to be inked between the mining giant and Spanish company Iberdrola.
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Mining giant BHP has agreed on a proposal to merge its oil and gas business with Woodside Petroleum as it announced a financial year profit of $15.5 billion (US$11.3 billion).
BHP has recorded its best year for gold and copper production at Olympic Dam since taking over the mine in South Australia’s Far North in 2005.
Mining giant BHP has asked the South Australian Parliament to impose harsher penalties on companies that illegally damage Aboriginal heritage sites, arguing the current maximum $50,000 fine should be increased to as high as $10 million.
Record copper sales and soaring gold and iron ore prices in the second half of 2020 has helped South Australia reach its second-highest year of mining value, latest state government figures show.
