Olympic Dam

GPTKB entity

Properties (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf mining operation
gptkbp:area approximately 4,700 square kilometers
gptkbp:communityEngagement stakeholder meetings
local consultations
gptkbp:communityImpact infrastructure development
local economy
gptkbp:culturalImpact Indigenous land rights issues
heritage site considerations
gptkbp:depth 1,500 meters
gptkbp:economicImpact significant revenue generation
investment attraction
gptkbp:employs thousands of jobs
gptkbp:energyEfficiency renewable energy
natural gas
gptkbp:environmentalImpact carbon emissions
water scarcity
water usage
biodiversity loss
land disturbance
gptkbp:explores ongoing exploration activities
gptkbp:futurePlans sustainability initiatives
expansion projects
gptkbp:geologicalFeatures Olympic_Dam_copper-uranium_deposit
gptkbp:historicalSignificance first major uranium mine in Australia
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Olympic Dam
gptkbp:locatedIn 1975
gptkbp:location gptkb:South_Australia
gptkbp:naturalResources open-pit mining
underground mining
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:BHP
gptkbp:partnerships government agencies
academic institutions
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Gawler_Craton
gptkbp:produces copper
gold
uranium
gptkbp:regulatoryBody gptkb:Australian_Government
gptkb:South_Australian_Government
gptkbp:research environmental assessments
geological studies
gptkbp:revenue approximately 100,000 ounces of gold
approximately 200,000 tons of copper
approximately 4,000 tons of uranium
gptkbp:safetyFeatures radiation exposure
mining accidents
gptkbp:significance one of the largest underground mines in the world
gptkbp:technology safety technologies
automation in mining
gptkbp:transportation road access
railway access
gptkbp:type copper-uranium mine
gptkbp:waterManagement water treatment plant
tailings storage facility
gptkbp:waterSource Great Artesian Basin