The processing plant at Olympic Dam copper, uranium and gold mine.

Business

Copper prices sink as US-China trade tensions flare

Copper prices fell to their lowest level in nearly five months overnight, after a Chinese diplomat ramped up rhetoric that could stoke the trade conflict between the United States and China and possibly erode metals demand.

Business

Govt declares Olympic Dam expansion a major project

UPDATED | A major expansion of BHP’s Olympic Dam mine has been granted major project status.

Business

BHP flags new copper find near Olympic Dam

BHP has identified a potential new iron oxide, copper and gold mineralised system near its Olympic Dam operations in South Australia as part of a copper exploration program.

Local

Former Olympic Dam boss to lead TAFE SA

The State Government has elevated the former head of BHP’s Olympic Dam mine to lead a renewed TAFE SA board.

Politics

Olympic Dam ramping up as Weatherill pushes jobs and energy message

Jay Weatherill piggy-backed on a BHP-sponsored media tour of Olympic Dam this morning – not to announce an election policy but to push his jobs message and, more boldly, to send a message of confidence in the state’s electricity system.