Published September 1986 | Version v1
Journal article Metadata-only

The Olympic Dam project

Creators

  • 1. Western Mining Corporation, Melbourne (Australia)

Description

Construction activities at the Olympic Dam copper/uranium/gold Project commenced in March 1986. It is a joint venture between Western Mining Corporation (WMC) and the BP Group. The ore characteristics, reserves, mining, metallurgical processing and project infrastructure are described

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Nucl. Spectrum
Journal Volume
2
Journal Issue
2
Series
Nucl. Spectrum.
Journal Page Range
15-18
ISSN
0815-0249
CODEN
NUSPE

INIS

Country of Publication
Australia
Country of Input or Organization
Australia
INIS RN
18018027
Subject category
S11: NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS;
Descriptors DEI
COPPER; GOLD; HYDROMETALLURGY; MINING; ROXBY DOWNS DEPOSIT; SOUTH AUSTRALIA; URANIUM DEPOSITS; URANIUM MINES; URANIUM ORES; URANIUM RESERVES
Descriptors DEC
AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; ELEMENTS; EXTRACTIVE METALLURGY; GEOLOGIC DEPOSITS; METALLURGY; METALS; MINES; ORES; RESERVES; RESOURCES; TRANSITION ELEMENTS; UNDERGROUND FACILITIES