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Years away: Kloppers says BHP waiting for new technology before Olympic Dam decision

Frik Els | October 25, 2012 | 8:01 pm Base Metals Energy Precious Metals Top Companies Australia Copper Gold Silver Uranium 

From the start of BHP Billiton's "austerity" program, of all its mega-projects, the Olympic Dam uranium-copper-gold expansion looked the most vulnerable. Today, CEO Marius Kloppers, put beyond any doubt that the gigantic project – some analysts put the final bill...

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