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.

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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.