
BHP scraps major Olympic Dam expansion
BHP has scrapped its proposed $3.7 billion Brownfields Expansion at Olympic Dam in favour of a number of smaller projects to improve reliability and increase capacity.
BHP has scrapped its proposed $3.7 billion Brownfields Expansion at Olympic Dam in favour of a number of smaller projects to improve reliability and increase capacity.
A four-year contract extension to supply cement and lime to BHP’s Olympic Dam mine will help Adelaide-based Adbri make up for recent revenue declines.
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Increased copper production at Olympic Dam has helped mining giant BHP boost its global production for the 2020 financial year.
BHP has launched a training school at Olympic Dam for people with no experience in mining.
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.
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.