Olympic Dam
Olympic Dam is an operating copper, uranium, gold and silver mine in 560 km north of Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. It is recorded at approximately -30.440, 136.889, and appears in this directory's consolidated register of Australian mines and quarries, built from government geological-survey data.
The site is recorded as operating. Status reflects the most recent government dataset this directory ingested; operations can change between dataset releases.
From the Geological Survey of South Australia's project notes: Underground mine, large poly-metallic deposit of iron oxide copper-gold-uranium-silver mineralisation
Additional recorded details — the recorded operator is BHP Group Olympic Dam Operations Pty Ltd; recorded mining start: 5/11/1988; published resource summary: 9,640 Mt (OC sulphide) at 0.58% Cu, 0.19 kg/t U3O8, 0.26 g/t Au, 1.0 g/t Ag 1,740 Mt (UG sulphide) at 1.49% Cu, 0.44 kg/t U3O8, 0.58 g/t Au, 3.0 g/t Ag.
South Australia's geology and operations are documented in depth by the Geological Survey of South Australia; the sources for this page are listed below.
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At a glance
| Status | Operating |
|---|---|
| Type | Mine |
| Commodities | Copper, Uranium, Gold, Silver |
| State | South Australia |
| Locality | 560 km north of Adelaide |
| Coordinates | -30.4403, 136.8894 |
| Operator | BHP Group Olympic Dam Operations Pty Ltd |
| Website | www.bhp.com |
| Mining start | 5/11/1988 |
| Map | Open location ↗ |