Olympic Dam uranium / copper mine
Information about the mine expansion approval process and the amended Roxby Downs Indenture Act
More information on the Roxby Downs Indenture Act
'Dirty Energy' - BHP Alternative Annual Report 2011 (PDF)
'Undermining the Future' - Alternative Annual Report 2009 (PDF)
Greenhouse emissions - Olympic Dam mine expansion (PDF) - technical paper by Dr Gavin Mudd, Monash University
2008 Annual General Meeting - statement by Kevin Buzzacott, and some media articles
Jan Whyte and Ila Marks look at how WMC's activities divide Aboriginal people. Also: 1995 ABC Radio National Background Briefing story about the outbreak of violence in Marree and its connection to the Roxby Downs mine.
Detailed report on Mound Springs and the Roxby mine's impacts on them (PDF)
By Daniel Keane, 1997. Large PDF file 3.4MB.
Another report on Mound Springs and the Roxby mine's impacts on them (PDF)
By Gavin Mudd
Massive energy consumption and greenhouse emissions.
Bird deaths from the tailings dam
Over 100 deaths in one four-day period.
Accidents and incidents 2003-08 (PDF)
From the SA government: http://outernode.pir.sa.gov.au/minerals/mines__and__developing_projects/approved_mines/olympic_dam/olympic_dam_incident_summary_2003_-_2009
SA Parliamentary Inquiry Into The Tailings System Leakage
On February 14, 1994, WMC reported that up to 5 million cubic metres of liquid had leaked from it's Tailings Retention System (TRS) at Olympic Dam. According to WMC the leak had been happening for at least 2 years but only became fully understood in January 1994. It has since become apparent that the leak occurred over several years and there are no plans to clean up the toxic radioactive material which leaked from the tailings retention system.
Roxby timeline + accidents 1987-2001
(PDF file) Environmental Impacts Statement - submission by Friends of the Earth, Adelaide. August 2009.
See also the ACF submission at: www.acfonline.org.au/default.asp?section_id=25
BHP Billiton's operations overseas - undermining the future