Olympic Dam Growth Projects
Sector: Metal • Location: South Australia, Australia
Source: TS2
BHP is investing over A$840 million (around US$555 million) in a series of growth-enabling projects at its Olympic Dam complex in South Australia. The investment includes a new underground access decline, expanded ore pass capacity, a new backfill system, and an oxygen plant to improve smelter efficiency. BHP aims to make a final investment decision on a larger smelter and refinery expansion by mi
- Status
- Prospective
- Sector
- Metal, Oil and Gas, Hydro, Water Supply and Storage
- Location
- South Australia, Australia
- Updated
- 22 Jul 2026
- Source
- TS2
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Taiyo last update | 2026-07-22 |
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Description | BHP is investing over A$840 million (around US$555 million) in a series of growth-enabling projects at its Olympic Dam complex in South Australia. The investment includes a new underground access decline, expanded ore pass capacity, a new backfill system, and an oxygen plant to improve smelter efficiency. BHP aims to make a final investment decision on a larger smelter and refinery expansion by mid-2027, with the goal to roughly double copper output to about 650,000 tonnes per year by the mid-2030s. |
Original sector | Mining |
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Country | Australia |
State | South Australia |
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Source | TS2 |
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Record type | Project |
Sector | Metal, Oil and Gas, Hydro, Water Supply and Storage |
Article published date | 2025-11-26 |
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