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AS the largest single deposit of uranium in the world, and one of its most significant deposits of copper, gold and silver, BHP’s Olympic Dam is one of the globe’s premier poly metals mines. The underground mine consists of about 450km of underground roads and tunnels, and ore is transported via a fully-automated subterranean rail network to the crushing, storing and ore hoisting facilities. The mine has a fully integrated ore to metal processing facility that utilises two grinding circuits used to extract high quality copper concentrate from sulphide ore through a flotation extraction process. Olympic Dam’s metallurgical complex includes a grinding and concentrating circuit, a hydrometallurgical plant that uses solvent extraction circuits for copper and uranium, a copper smelter,...

BHP’s Olympic Dam mine. Image: BHP. SOUTH Australia’s mining industry is seeing a renaissance with numerous new projects and the completion of several major developments. WITH more than $1 billion committed to the development of mining and mining infrastructure across South Australia, the mining industry is continuing to be an important economic contributor. South Australia Mineral Resources and Energy minister Dan van Holst Pellekaan said that mining was one of the key pillars of the State’s economy. “The resources sector already supports jobs and business opportunities in this State and increasing the number of mines through exploration and expanding the ability of existing mines to increase production and mine-life will further broaden the critical role the sector plays in the...

Aeris Resources hopes to extend the Tritton copper operations. Image: Aeris Resources.   BY AMY BLOM   COPPER Aeris Resources has shown no signs of slowing down as it sets its sights on continued growth at Tritton, exploration at its Torrens project, and opportunities presented by mergers and acquisitions.   Aeris Resources is in its best position in six years and looking to expand in 2019 following a strong year, according to its executive chairman André Labuschagne. It was a far cry from when Mr Labuschagne took the helm at Aeris in 2013, at a time when the company had a $US136 million debt and two operating mines, Mt Muro gold mine in Indonesia and Tritton copper mine in NSW, which were...