BHP has extended its contract with Alliance Aviation Services to charter flights for the Olympic Dam mine site near Roxby Downs, South Australia.
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BHP seeks 75% copper growth project at Olympic Dam
BHP’s growth aspirations to significantly increase copper output at Olympic Dam have been recognised by the South Australian Government with major development status.
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BHP to launch production at Olympic Dam expansion project
BHP is on the verge of producing first ore from the Southern Mine area (SMA) at the massive Olympic Dam operation in South Australia.
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BHP and OZ Minerals remain powerless in South Australia
BHP’s Olympic Dam and OZ Minerals’ Prominent Hill mine remain without power following South Australia’s storms last week.
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BHP awards inaugural Technology and Innovation award
BHP has launched its first Technology and Innovation award, with Henry Muller taking it out.
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Olympic Dam to boost output, focus on development
BHP unveiled its strategy for Olympic Dam during a recent site visit, and how the operation plans to ramp up beyond any point seen to date at the mine. Cole Latimer reports.
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Toxfree win BHP industrial waste contract
Toxfree Solutions has won a five year contract to provide industrial and waste management services for BHP’s Olympic Dam mine.
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Worker passes away at Olympic Dam
A worker has died at Olympic Dam following a ‘medical emergency’.
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BHP to wind back jobs at Olympic Dam
BHP plans to cut around 30 per cent of its full time equivalent employees at Olympic Dam by FY17, BHP says.
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Uranium’s state of play
The only way is up for Australia's prospects in the Uranium game, with a changing energy landscape bound to increase demand. Duyen Nguyen reports.
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BHP Billiton cuts job at Olympic Dam
BHP Billiton has announced it will make 380 job cuts at Olympic Dam mine in South Australia.
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More job cuts likely at Olympic Dam
BHP has flagged the likelihood of further job cuts at its Olympic Dam mine, as it carries out a review of operations.
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Redundancies for Olympic Dam support staff
BHP will drop 140 positions from their Olympic Dam operation, in a round of redundancies said to help increase efficiency.
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Olympic Dam back to full capacity
Olympic Dam’s production capacity is back up after operations resumed for the primary Svedala Mill last week.
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Settlement for Macmahon shows on ASX
MacMahon will receive a payout of $19 million as settlement relating to termination of a shaft-sinking contract in 2013.
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Macmahon cuts jobs at Olympic Dam
Approximately 50 positions have been cut from Macmahon’s underground contracting operations at BHP’s Olympic Dam mine.
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Olympic Dam grinding mill breaks down
BHP's Olympic Dam mine has been hit again, with a mill breakdown setting back production on site.
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UPDATE: Worker dies at BHP Billiton’s Olympic Dam mine
A rock fall at BHP Billiton’s Olympic Dam mine site in South Australia has claimed the life of a 47-year-old man.
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BHP cut jobs at Olympic Dam
In the wake of falling copper prices jobs will be cut at Olympic Dam as BHP looks to reduce costs.
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Cutting drill costs
The implementation of a drill control interface has boosted productivity at the face
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