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Australia’s biggest underground mine halts production

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 29, 2016 | 9:23 am Base Metals Energy Australia Copper Uranium 

A massive blackout in South Australia forced the world’s largest miner BHP (ASX: BHP) to suspend production at its Olympic Dam copper mine. The power outage was the product of strong winds and heavy rain caused by what has been...

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