What is Olympic Dam mine?
The '''Olympic Dam mine''' is a large underground mine in [[South Australia]]. It is 550 km (340 mi) NNW of [[Adelaide]]. [[File:Olympic Dam phreatic stage diagram of the volcanogenic uranium deposit.png|thumb|300px|Olympic Dam [[phreatic eruption|phreatic stage]] diagram of the volcanogenic uranium deposit.]] The mine is the fourth largest [[copper]] deposit and the largest known single deposit of [[uranium]] in the world. Copper is about 70% of the mine's revenue. The rest is got from uranium, and about 5% from silver and gold. BHP has owned and operated the mine since 2005. The mine was previously owned by Western Mining Corporation.<ref>{{Cite book|title = Olympic Dam Expansion 2011|publisher = BHP Billiton|year = 2011|pages = 29–31|url = http://www.bhpbilliton.com/~/media/bhp/documents/society/regulatory/_copper/olympicdamproject/supplementaryeis/bhp-billiton-olympic-dam-expansion-2011-summary-booklet.pdf?la=en}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} [[Category:Ores]] [[Category:Buildings and structures in Australia]] [[Category:Uranium]] [[Category:Copper compounds]]