What is Roxby Downs famous for?
What is Roxby Downs famous for?
Roxby Downs is often referred to as the most ‘modern town of the outback'[and it has many leisure and community facilities including aquatic, cinema, cultural precinct, community radio, shopping centre, schools, TAFE, cafes and sporting clubs and facilities.
What do they mine in Roxby?
Roxby Downs is a town, purpose built to support the Olympic Dam Mine Site. The mine is owned by BHP and produces four products: copper, uranium, gold and silver.
What are Olympic dams worth?
BHP’s possible brownfield expansion of Olympic Dam (BFX), worth up to $3.7 billion, was one of a number of projects earmarked for streamlined approval processes by the Federal Government in June and has major project status from the State Government.
What happened Western Mining?
WMC had stood for “Western Mining Corporation”. It was delisted on 29 June 2005 following a successful takeover by BHP Billiton….WMC Resources.
| Industry | Mining |
|---|---|
| Founded | London, 1933 |
| Defunct | 17 June 2005 |
| Fate | Acquired by BHP Billiton |
| Products | nickel, copper, uranium, fertiliser |
What is there to do in Roxby Downs?
Tours & Attractions
- Roxby Discovery Tour. Designed to give visitors an insight into the workings of Roxby Downs, Olympic Dam and Arid Recovery.
- Arid Recovery Sunset Tour. Join a tag-a-along sunset tour to the Arid Recovery Reserve.
- Emu Walk.
- Public Art.
- Surrounding Region.
- Common Plants of the Roxby Downs Region.
What shops are in Roxby Downs?
Clothing Stores in Roxby Downs SA
- Roxby Hourglass Jewellers. Roxby Central Shopping Centre, Shop 9. 5725 – Roxby Downs SA.
- Roxby Downs Mensland. Richardson Place. – Roxby Downs SA.
- Levis ROXBY DOWNS MENSLAND. 23 RICHARDSON PLACE. 5725 – Roxby Downs SA.
Who owns the Olympic Dam mine?
BHP
The Olympic Dam mine is a large poly-metallic underground mine located in South Australia, 550 km (341.75 mi) NNW of Adelaide. It is the fourth largest copper deposit and the largest known single deposit of uranium in the world….Olympic Dam mine.
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Opened | 1988 |
| Owner | |
| Company | BHP |
| Year of acquisition | 2005 |
Why is Ranger mine closing?
Energy Resources of Australia (ERA) will halt processing activities at the Ranger mine in the Northern Territory today after four decades of operation. Meanwhile, ERA is closing the Ranger 3 Deeps decline due to the current uranium market environment, with the works expected to commence in the first half of this year.
How deep is the Olympic Dam mine?
around 860m
OD has an extensive underground mine, one of the largest in Australia, with its Northern Mining Area made up of more than 760 km of underground roads and tunnels and a mine depth of around 860m. The underground mine is highly mechanised, with automated rail transportation and underground crushing of ore.
Is Olympic Dam safe?
Currently, noise emissions from the Olympic Dam operations do not have an impact on public health and safety. Radiation exposure is one of the potential hazards encountered in the mining and milling of radioactive ores and it can be controlled through effective design and management practices.
What was life like for a miner in the West?
Forty-niners rushed to California with visions of gilded promise, but they discovered a harsh reality. Life in the gold fields exposed the miner to loneliness and homesickness, isolation and physical danger, bad food and illness, and even death. More than anything, mining was hard work.
Who owns Western Mining?
Qinghai Provincial People’s Government
Western Mining Group itself is a subsidiary of Qinghai Provincial People’s Government for 50.37% stake.
When did bhp take over Roxby Downs Mine?
Western Mining Corporation began drilling at Roxby Downs in 1975, producing the first shipments of copper, gold, silver and uranium in 1988. In 2005, the mine was taken over by the global mining firm BHP Billiton.
When was the town of Roxby Downs built?
The town of Roxby Downs was built in 1842 within the traditional lands of the Kokatha. The land survey commenced in November 1986 with the aim of servicing the Olympic Dam mine and processing plant located 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) north of the site of the town.
Where was the opal mining town in Roxby Downs?
Meanwhile, just 30 km away, a very different story was being played out in the wild corrugated-iron shanties, caravans and dugouts strewn about the opal-mining town of Andamooka. Next to sterile Roxby, Andamooka just oozes character.
Where does Roxby Downs get its water from?
Water is extracted from the Great Artesian Basin and desalinated by the operators of the Olympic Dam mine. It is then supplied via pipeline. In 2004, the township was estimated to consume a daily average of 3 megalitres.
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