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Olympic Dam mega-mine opens new job opportunities

CQS Services; Oct. 11, 2011
BHP Billiton's plan to create the world's largest open-cut mine in South Australia has won federal and state government development approval, bringing potentially enormous economic benefits.
 
The proposed $30 billion expansion of the Olympic Dam copper, uranium and gold mine, is expected to bring 25,000 jobs and a flow-on economic benefit of up to $65bn over 30 years.
 
The sheer scale of the project, spruiked by Labor yesterday as the largest mining venture in history, has government officials in South Australia concerned about the state's ability to meet expected demand for skilled workers and supply of goods and services.
 
The expansion will create up to 6000 jobs during a decade-long construction phase, 4,000 ongoing jobs at the mine and 15,000 indirect jobs.
 
Aside from the new open pit mine, BHP will expand its smelter and build new ore processing and export plants.
 
The approvals mean the company can build a new desalination plant on Spencer Gulf to provide water for the mine, a new gas-fired power station, a new airport at Olympic Dam and a 105km rail line to link the mine to the national rail network.
 
Federal Resources Minister Martin Ferguson said the approval was "another critically important step forward" for the expansion of Olympic Dam.
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