Oct 9, 2024 · A planned expansion of the Olympic Dam copper, gold and uranium mine in South Australia has been scrapped by BHP Billiton after studies of the ore body questioned the viability of the project. It has decided instead to invest in the existing infrastructure at …

In 2017 another inspiring acronym was introduced at Olympic Dam – BFX –or Brownfield Expansion. Modest in its ambitions – expanding surface infrastructure and extracting higher grade ore...

Nov 28, 2017 · Henry highlighted the Brownfield Expansion option (BFX) at Olympic Dam as an example of a project with the potential to deliver sustainable returns to shareholders, government and the local community.

BHP abandoned two major expansion plans – ODX (Olympic Dam Expansion) in 2012 and BFX (Brown Field Expansion) in 2020 – as it battled to grasp the complex challenge of its Olympic Dam mine in South Australia’s north.

Oct 20, 2020 · Launched in 2017, the brownfield expansion, known as BFX, promised to expand surface infrastructure including the smelter, mill and refinery while also unlocking higher volumes of higher-grade...

Oct 26, 2020 · By clearing away unreliable infrastructure and allowing BHP to build bigger, newer, more reliable kit, the bulldozer's advocates believe it could create the scale and backdrop for Olympic Dam to...

Oct 20, 2020 · Mining giant BHP has shelved a planned multibillion-dollar expansion at South Australia's Olympic Dam, after studies of the ore body revealed underwhelming prospects.

Oct 20, 2020 · Mining giant BHP (ASX, LON, NYSE: BHP) has shelved a planned $2.5 billion expansion of its Olympic Dam copper, gold and uranium mine in South Australia after studies of the ore body revealed...

Jun 18, 2019 · BHP has successfully completed its heap leach research and development trial in South Australia, confirming the viability of the technology to extract copper, uranium, gold and silver at Olympic Dam.

Project name: Olympic Dam Brownfield Expansion (BFX) Project Description of the project: The BFX Project is being evaluated to develop the mine and processing plant to increase production and lower operating cost.