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Australia
Olympic Dam Mine

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 Location:
81 km N from Woomera, South Australia, Australia
  Address:
Olympic Dam Rd.
South Australia, Australia
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Overview

StageProduction
Mine TypeUnderground
Commodities
  • Copper
  • Gold
  • Silver
  • Uranium
Mining Method
  • Sub-level stoping
Processing
  • Hydrometallurgical Plant
  • Flotation
  • Solvent Extraction & Electrowinning
Mine Life50 years (as of Jan 1, 2017)

Owners

 
CompanyInterestOwnership
BHP Billiton Ltd. 100 % Indirect
BHP Billiton Olympic Dam Corporation Pty Ltd. 100 % Direct
Deposit Type

  • IOCG

Summary:

Underground Large poly-metallic deposit of iron oxide-copper-uranium-gold mineralisation.

Mining Methods

  • Sub-level stoping

Summary:

Olympic Dam’s underground mine is made up of more than 450 kilometres of underground roads and tunnels, with a mine depth of 860 metres. The operation extracts copper uranium ore, with the ore hauled by automated train to feed underground crushing, storage and ore hoisting facilities.

Sub-level open stoping underground mine allows selective access to specific grades.

Processing Technologies

  • Hydrometallurgical Plant
  • Flotation
  • Solvent Extraction & Electrowinning

Summary:

Olympic Dam’s processing plant consists of two grinding circuits in which high-quality copper concentrate is extracted from sulphide ore through a flotation extraction process. The operation includes a fully integrated metallurgical complex with a grinding and concentrating circuit, a hydrometallurgical plant incorporating solvent extraction circuits for copper and uranium, a copper smelter, a copper refinery and a recovery circuit for precious metals.

Production:

CommodityProductUnits20172016201520142013
Copper Cathode kt  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required124184166
Gold Payable metal koz  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required
Silver Payable metal koz  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required
Uranium (U3O8) Metal in concentrate t  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required
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Operational Metrics:

Metrics201720162015
Mill annual capacity  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required10.3 Mt
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Reserves at June 30, 2017:

CategoryOreTypeTonnage CommodityGrade
Proven Mill / Sulphide 161 Mt Copper 2.07 %
Proven Low-grade oxide 9.2 Mt Copper 1.18 %
Proven Mill / Sulphide 161 Mt Gold 0.68 g/t
Proven Low-grade oxide 9.2 Mt Gold 0.5 g/t
Proven Mill / Sulphide 161 Mt Silver 5 g/t
Proven Low-grade oxide 9.2 Mt Silver 3 g/t
Proven Mill / Sulphide 161 Mt Uranium (U3O8) 630 g/t
Proven Low-grade oxide 9.2 Mt Uranium (U3O8) 380 g/t
Probable Mill / Sulphide 347 Mt Copper 1.95 %
Probable Low-grade oxide 28 Mt Copper 1.11 %
Probable Mill / Sulphide 347 Mt Gold 0.74 g/t
Probable Low-grade oxide 28 Mt Gold 0.51 g/t
Probable Mill / Sulphide 347 Mt Silver 4 g/t
Probable Low-grade oxide 28 Mt Silver 3 g/t
Probable Mill / Sulphide 347 Mt Uranium (U3O8) 560 g/t
Probable Low-grade oxide 28 Mt Uranium (U3O8) 350 g/t
Proven & Probable Mill / Sulphide 508 Mt Copper 1.99 %
Proven & Probable Low-grade oxide 37 Mt Copper 1.13 %
Proven & Probable Mill / Sulphide 508 Mt Gold 0.72 g/t
Proven & Probable Low-grade oxide 37 Mt Gold 0.51 g/t
Proven & Probable Mill / Sulphide 508 Mt Silver 4 g/t
Proven & Probable Low-grade oxide 37 Mt Silver 3 g/t
Proven & Probable Mill / Sulphide 508 Mt Uranium (U3O8) 580 g/t
Proven & Probable Low-grade oxide 37 Mt Uranium (U3O8) 360 g/t
Measured Mill / Sulphide 1,460 Mt Copper 0.96 %
Measured Mill / Sulphide 1,460 Mt Gold 0.41 g/t
Measured Mill / Sulphide 1,460 Mt Silver 2 g/t
Measured Mill / Sulphide 1,460 Mt Uranium (U3O8) 300 g/t
Indicated Mill / Sulphide 4,680 Mt Copper 0.79 %
Indicated Mill / Sulphide 4,680 Mt Gold 0.34 g/t
Indicated Mill / Sulphide 4,680 Mt Silver 1 g/t
Indicated Mill / Sulphide 4,680 Mt Uranium (U3O8) 250 g/t
Inferred Mill / Sulphide 3,920 Mt Copper 0.71 %
Inferred Mill / Sulphide 3,920 Mt Gold 0.28 g/t
Inferred Mill / Sulphide 3,920 Mt Silver 1 g/t
Inferred Mill / Sulphide 3,920 Mt Uranium (U3O8) 240 g/t
Total Resource Mill / Sulphide 10,100 Mt Copper 0.78 %
Total Resource Mill / Sulphide 10,100 Mt Gold 0.33 g/t
Total Resource Mill / Sulphide 10,100 Mt Silver 1 g/t
Total Resource Mill / Sulphide 10,100 Mt Uranium (U3O8) 250 g/t

Commodity Production Costs:

CommodityUnits2016
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Financials:

Units2017201620152014
Capital expenditures M USD  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required 307 167
Revenue M USD  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required 1,244 1,777
EBIT M USD  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required 27 34
EBITDA M USD  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required 280 299
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Mine Management:

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Corporate Filings & Presentations:

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