BHP Billiton's Olympic Dam mine

Business

Olympic Dam heap leach expansion low on BHP’s radar

The expansion of Olympic Dam using heap leach technology is among the higher-risk and lower-return projects on BHP’s radar, the mining giant told investors today.

Local

Investment risk warning over new "Olympic Dam Tax"

Uncertainty over the Marshall Government’s parked Mining Bill and an “unprecedented” new $2 million slug to companies seeking exploration licences in some of the state’s most desirable sites have prompted industry warnings that investment could be put at risk.

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.

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.

News

BHP cops $400,000 fine for Olympic Dam worker's death

Mining giant BHP Billiton has been ordered to pay more than $400,000 in fines and compensation over the death of one of its workers in “foreseeable” circumstances at the Olympic Dam mine in 2015.