Olympic Dam

BHP has stated that productivity will be “broadly flat” in the 2019 financial year according to chief executive officer Andrew Mackenzie.

BHP is trialling zero-emissions vehicles at the Olympic Dam operation in South Australia in an attempt to reduce exposure to particulate matter.

BHP has launched the operation of an underground ramp that will improve access to higher-grade copper at the Olympic Dam mine in South Australia.

Brisbane-based Alliance Aviation Services has extended an air charter contract with BHP Nickel West by five years.

Junior miners Cohiba Minerals and Auroch Minerals have talked up the potential of their projects in the wake of BHP’s revelation of a discovery near Olympic Dam in South Australia.

BHP has identified iron oxide, copper, gold mineralised system near Australia’s largest reserve of copper and uranium ore, the Olympic Dam operations in South Australia.

Australian Mining speaks to Josh Bryant about the changes he has made at Mitchell Services that led to him winning the 2018 Sick Safety Advocacy Award.

BHP chief executive officer Andrew Mackenzie says the company will continue to invest in its rail structure in light of Monday’s derailment of a BHP iron ore train in the Pilbara, Western Australia.

Greyhound has secured a five-year renewal of a contract to provide coach services in the Bowen Basin and Olympic Dam to BHP and its joint venture partners.

BHP chief executive Andrew Mackenzie has claimed that businesses are navigating “global volatility” in a thinly veiled reference to escalating trade tensions between the United States and China.

BHP is trialing drones to inspect its ocean freight operations, building on the successful integration of the technology at mine sites.

BHP is reportedly working to fix a technical issue that has disrupted its processing facilities at the Olympic Dam mine in South Australia.

BHP is trialling light electric vehicles (LEVs) at the Olympic Dam mine in South Australia.

The 2018 Women in Industry Awards took place in Sydney last night in a celebration of female achievement across a host of industries, including traditionally male-dominated industries such as mining.

Minetec has been awarded a contract to supply BHP’s Olympic Dam mine in South Australia with an underground fleet management system.

Mining Education Australia (MEA) is an important part of the modern fabric of Australia’s tertiary mining education, supporting around 80–85 per cent of the current crop of mining graduates.

BHP’s ramp-up of operations at Olympic Dam following a maintenance program has been slower than expected, forcing the miner to lower its copper production guidance at the South Australian mine.

BHP is continuing a recruitment drive for the Olympic Dam mine in South Australia as it ramps up operations to full capacity in the current quarter.

Aeris Resources’ exploration program for the Torrens project in South Australia has been approved by the state government.

BHP expects to deliver $US1.6 billion ($2.1 billion) in productivity gains from its Australian operations over the next two years through projects like the expansion of Olympic Dam.