BHP Olympic Dam Smelter Expansion
Sector: Hydro • Location: Olympic Dam, South Australia, Australia
Source: Discovery Alert
The BHP Olympic Dam smelter expansion is a capital program to increase copper cathode production capacity from approximately 200,000 tonnes per annum to 650,000 tpa in Phase 1, with a long-term pathway to 1 million tpa contingent on the development of the Oak Dam discovery. The project includes a two-stage smelter design and requires supporting infrastructure such as water supply, transmission lin
- Status
- Prospective
- Sector
- Hydro, Oil and Gas, Metal, Power Transmission, Power Generation (CCGT), Water Supply and Storage
- Location
- Olympic Dam, South Australia, Australia
- Updated
- 22 Jul 2026
- Source
- Discovery Alert
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Original status | planned |
Taiyo status | Prospective |
Taiyo last update | 2026-07-22 |
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Description | The BHP Olympic Dam smelter expansion is a capital program to increase copper cathode production capacity from approximately 200,000 tonnes per annum to 650,000 tpa in Phase 1, with a long-term pathway to 1 million tpa contingent on the development of the Oak Dam discovery. The project includes a two-stage smelter design and requires supporting infrastructure such as water supply, transmission line upgrades, concentrate import and blending facilities, refinery capacity expansion, and utility upgrades. |
Original sector | Mining |
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Location
Country | Australia |
State | South Australia |
City | Olympic Dam |
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Source | Discovery Alert |
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Record type | Project |
Sector | Hydro, Oil and Gas, Metal, Power Transmission, Power Generation (CCGT), Water Supply and Storage |
Article published date | 2026-07-12 |
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