Database name: |
World Fe-oxide+/-Cu-Au-U (IOCG) deposits |
Compilers: |
Sunil S. Gandhi |
Release date: |
2015-03-04 |
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Mine name: |
Olympic Dam |
Mine operator(s): |
Western Mining Corp. |
Mine owner(s): |
Western Mining Corp., (51%) BP Minerals (49%) |
References: |
Reeve, J. S.; Cross, K. C.; Smith, R. N.; Oreskes, N., 1990 |
Olympic Dam Copper-Uranium-Gold-Silver Deposit |
in Geology of the Mineral Deposits of Australia and Papua New Guinea, Edited by Hughes, F. E., Monograph, The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, Melbourne, 14, 1828 p, p. 1009 - 1035 |
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Production data: |
Report period: from 2003-01-01 until 2003-12-31; 8,386,600 metric ton ore; Provisional entry?: no; Yearly or summary?: YGrade-commodity information: | Cu: 2.42 percent U3O8: 0.63 kilograms/metric ton |
Percent weights allocated to mine: 100.0%
Report period: from 2002-01-01 until 2002-12-31; 8,874,600 metric ton ore; Provisional entry?: no; Yearly or summary?: YGrade-commodity information: | Cu: 2.57 percent U: 0.69 kilograms/metric ton | weight-commodity information: | Cu: 469,216 metric ton U: 2,451 metric ton Au gram Ag gram | Reference: Anonymous, 2003: WMC Resources Ltd.: 2002 Annual Report; Annual Report, WMC Resources Ltd. (Western Mining Corporation), Southbank Vic. 3006, Australia, 68 p. Percent weights allocated to mine: 0.0% |
Resource data: |
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Resource and reserve figures are historical in nature. The Data source provided with each set of figures should be cited if the Data are re-reported. |
Estimate date: 2006-10-31; 374 million metric tons ore; Combined with production?: no; Provisional entry?: no; Resource category: proven+probable reserveGrade-commodity information: | Cu: 2.1 percent U308: 0.7 kilograms/metric ton Au: 0.8 grams/metric ton Ag: 4.5 grams/metric ton | Reference: Anonymous, 2006: BHP Billiton 2006 Annual Report; BHP Billiton Limited, Annual Report, Internet Percent weights allocated to mine: 0.0% |