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BHP to complete Olympic Dam expansion years from now

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 29, 2014 | 5:17 pm Base Metals Energy Precious Metals Top Companies Australia Europe Copper Gold Iron Ore Silver Uranium 

[caption id="attachment_792896" align="aligncenter" width="600"] The US$33 billion expansion plan was shelved in 2012.[/caption] Mining giant BHP Billiton (ASX:BHP) is unlikely to ­approve a long awaited expansion of its Olympic Dam copper and uranium mine in South ­Australia’s outback this decade....

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