South Australia
Plant

Olympic Dam

South Australia, Australia
SilverCopperGoldUraniumREE
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Commodities
PrimarySilver, Copper, Gold, Uranium
TertiaryREE
Commodity typeM
Deposit
WorkingsUnderground
Materials
Other materialsBornite, Brannerite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Fluorite, Hematite, Pyrite, Uraninite
Economic & production
Development statusPlant
First production1988
Discovery year1975
Identification
Deposit ID10232159
Alternate namesRoxby Downs
RegionOC
Data scoreB
Coordinates-30.67952, 136.39885
References
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