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Acid issue ceases production at Olympic Dam

ABOVE-ground production has ground to a halt at BHP’s Olympic Dam mine site in South Australia’s far north after a technical issue at the site’s acid plant.

 BHP’s Olympic Dam mine site in South Australia’s far north

BHP’s Olympic Dam mine site in South Australia’s far north

The issue was caused by the failure of a number of boiler tubes at the acid plant, which is currently being mopped up with a program of remediation and mitigation works. The issue is expected to affect...

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