Olympic Dam mine expansion, Australia

The Minister for Mineral Resources and Energy for the state of South Australia expects a decision from BHP Billiton around July or August, with regards to developing the Olympic Dam openpit mine.

Oliver pushes for Ring of Fire development

Canada's Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver on Tuesday continued his crusade to cut down on environmental approval timelines for major projects, to encourage the potential C$92-billion in mining investment the government sees over the next ten...

Olympic Dam mine expansion, Australia

BHP Billiton has welcomed the passing of the Roxby Downs Amendment Bill in the South Australian Parliament, which is a major milestone in the progression of project.

Olympic Dam mine expansion, Australia

The South Australian and Commonwealth governments have formally approved the environmental impact statement for the Olympic Dam project.

BHP gains approval for big Olympic Dam expansion

Diversified resources group BHP Billiton on Monday received environmental approval to quadruple copper output at its Olympic Dam mine over the next three decades. BHP plans to build a new openpit mine to operate simultaneously with the existing...

Olympic Dam mine expansion, Australia

BHP Billiton has released the final supplementary environmental-impact statement for the planned mine expansion.

Olympic Dam mine expansion, Australia

BHP Billiton expects to take a decision on the expansion of its Olympic Dam operations, by the end of 2011.

Global uranium supply seen increasing in H2

Global uranium supply is expected to increase in the second half of 2010, supported by strong production coming from Kazakhstan and the Ranger and Olympic Dam mines, in Australia. The continued ramp-up of Paladin Energy’s Kayelekera project, in...

South Australian mining body criticises tax consultation process

The South Australian Chamber of Mines and Energy (Sacome) on Tuesday criticised the resources tax panel secretariat, saying that it was inadequately empowered to discuss the “most problematic features” of the proposed tax reform. Sacome...

BHP Billiton lifts iron-ore output 11%

Mining giant BHP Billiton increased its iron-ore production by 11% in the March quarter to 31,16-million tons, while its year-to-date production for the steelmaking material reached a new record. Iron-ore production for the nine-month period...

Daily podcast – April 15, 2010

Sylvania Resources receives approval for the establishment of a new platinum-group metals tailings facility at its Lannex mine; and Oz Minerals lifts its shipments of copper ore to BHP Billiton's Olympic Dam mine to more than 10% of its total output.