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Olympic Dam expansion scaled back, but still planned

BHP announces scaled back Olympic Dam expansion plans, ABC News By Angelique Donnellan  A low-risk rather than “big bang” expansion of the Olympic Dam mine in South Australia’s north will happen over the next five years, BHP Billiton has announced.

Key points:

  • Plans to redevelop mine were shelved in 2012
  • Smaller expansion now on the agenda
  • BHP Billiton is testing “heap leaching” to extract ore

Plans for a $30 billion redevelopment of the copper and uranium mine were shelved in 2012………http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-07-08/bhp-announces-scaled-back-olympic-dam-expansion-plans/7580668

July 8, 2016 - Posted by | General News

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