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OLYMPIC DAM: URANIUM ALTERNATIVE WOULD SAVE UP TO $18.9 MILLION LITRES WATER DAILY

Authorities have got to decide whether they are happy for South Australia to simply be China’s quarry”, says SA Greens MLC Mark Parnell. A new peer-reviewed report shows that a ‘no uranium’ option for the Olympic Dam mega-expansion is not … Continue reading

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BHP SUPPLEMENTARY EIS RESPONSE IS IN – PUBLIC TO WAIT A FURTHER 8 WEEKS

BHP Billiton operators of the Olympic Dam gold, copper and uranium mine in the mid north of the state has handed the South Australian government it’s 15,000 page supplementary environmental impact statement. The South Australian, Northern Territory and federal governments … Continue reading

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BHP EXPANSION – BIG DOCUMENT, BIG HOLE, BIG SUBSIDIES, BIG TOXIC LEGACY

SA’s peak environmental body the Conservation Council of South Australia (CCSA), has criticised BHP-Billiton after the release of the Environmental Impact Statement for its Olympic Dam expansion. The special deals the company wants are unreasonable, unwarranted and will come at … Continue reading

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