Olympic Dam
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Olympic Dam is located 570 kms North west of Adelaide South Australia..The purpose-built township of Roxby Downs is 16 kilometres due south of the Olympic Dam Mine Operations, owned by BHP Billiton.
Olympic Dam site hosts an underground mine as well as an integrated metallurgical processing plant. It is the fourth largest copper deposit and the largest known single deposit of uranium in the world, though uranium represents only a minority of the mine's total revenue. There were plans to expand the mine, but this has now been postponed indefinitely.
| Site Information | |
|---|---|
| Operating Status | operating mine |
| Client Roster | Residential |
| Mining Contractor | Macmahons |
| Mining Contractor Roster | 2 Weeks On, 1 Week Off |
| Catering Contractor | Sodexo |
| Catering Contractor Roster | 2 Weeks On, 1 Week Off |
| Transport | DIDO Roxby Downs |
| Estimated Mine Life | 100 |
| Primary Commodity | Uranium |
| Secondary Commodity | Copper |
| Mining Method | Open Pit, Underground |
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| Facility | Availability | Comments |
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| Foxtel | Most channels | |
| GYM | ||
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| Public computer with internet access | ||
| Swimming Pool | ||
| TV Supplied | Small box tv's | |
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| Wetmess | ||
| WIFI Access | You have to pay for it |
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