Talk:Olympic Dam, South Australia

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What brought me here was the question "Why is it called 'Olympic Dam'?" That question remains unanswered.
 * Olympic Dam is a small water pond near the initial drilling site. It was built by the local station owner in 1956, the year of the Olympic Games in Melbourne. Therefore the name Olympic Dam.Geomartin (talk) 05:46, 22 April 2009 (UTC)

Is the next stage of the mine dangerous?
The source is less than pristine (http://www.roxstop-action.org/1.html) as it has many links to Aborigine envionmental groups, but it brings up serious concerns that are not touched upon in this article. At this point BHP does not seem to plan to refill the mine with the tailings, the most dangerous of which are the uranium, but intends to atomize them and distribute it over large areas of the mines surface - far from the ideal of removing radioactive wastes. Other health hazards arise from radon gas that would be released during mining. I haven't looked for corroborating sources, but it's possible BHP is ignoring health risks to get at the most valuable uranium deposit in the world. Da Baron (talk) 09:39, 21 May 2009 (UTC)

Are there more recent reports or data on the impact of artesian water use?
The most recent report I could find was 2000 - surely there must be more up to date data regarding impacts on mound springs given the investigations that have gone into the proposed expansion. Also the article says that BHP's operation is the largest user of underground water in the southern hemisphere. While I don't doubt this is the case the link seems to have gone stale and it would be good to come from a source other than an environmental lobby group. Landscape goats (talk) 23:26, 30 November 2012 (UTC)

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Olympic Dam, South Australia / Olympic Dam mine - a case for content relocation
Hi, I've noticed that that majority of the content on this page relates specifically to the Olympic Dam mine, rather than Olympic Dam the place/location. A page exists at Olympic Dam mine where I believe the lion's share of this content would be better placed and should therefore be relocated. Would a more experienced editor like to consider these two pages, and address the matter? Danimations (talk) 02:07, 12 October 2014 (UTC)


 * I'd say merge that article to this one (that one is much smaller and only has a couple of real content edits), but then consider moving the merged article back to that name for consistency with other mine articles. I'm not sure there is a notable place called Olympic Dam apart from the mine. --Scott Davis Talk 06:39, 13 October 2014 (UTC)

Merger completed, as per your suggestion. Merged article is now located at Olympic Dam mine Danimations (talk) 08:02, 9 April 2015 (UTC)