Olympic Dam Mine, Roxby Downs, South Australia, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Olympic Dam Mine | Mine (Active) |
| Roxby Downs | Downs |
| South Australia | State |
| Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
30° 26' 24'' South , 136° 52' 22'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Mine (Active) - last checked 2018
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Roxby Downs | 4,055 (2011) | 13.8km |
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Mindat Locality ID:
11726
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:11726:0
GUID (UUID V4):
84c586f4-8873-4b2c-98ad-d4991b6c02b6
A very large operating copper-gold-uranium mine. The ore deposit is located on Roxby Downs Station, about 25 kilometres west of the opal mining town of Andamooka (265 km north of Port Augusta).
Australia's largest reserve of copper and uranium ore is at Olympic Dam. Some sources report it to be also the world's largest Uranium resource. It was discovered in 1975 as the result of a drilling program conducted by Western Mining Corporation Limited, targeting geophysical targets. The mine is currently operated by BHP Billiton.
The deposit is essentially a iron oxide rich megabreccia formed in a Proterozoic granite, and is considered to be a classic example of an IOCG (Iron oxide-copper-gold) deposit.
There are extremely large volumes of mineralised rock in the ore body but at present only about 450 million tonnes of ore has been proven. This contains about 11 million tonnes of copper, 360 000 tonnes of uranium oxide, 2700 tonnes of silver, and 270 tonnes of gold. The top of the deposit is about 350 metres below ground level, so did not outcrop and underground mining is necessary. The deposit itself is about 7 kilometres long and 4 kilometres wide. It is the largest copper ore body in Australia and one of the world's largest uranium deposits. The mine itself is the biggest long term development project in South Australia and more than one billion dollars was spent on establishing it: this includes the construction of the nearby town of Roxby Downs which is home to about 3500 people.
Mining started in June 1988. By March 1996 more than 8500 tonnes of uranium oxide had been produced along with 370,000 tonnes of copper, 66 tonnes of silver, and 5 tonnes of gold. In 1999-2000 Olympic Dam produced 4089 tonnes of uranium oxide achieving $895 million in export revenue. Just over half the uranium (55%) has been sold to power utilities in Europe, about a quarter to Japan, and the remainder to Korea (11%) and the United States (8%). Olympic Dam has an expected life of 200 years.
A resources update (Sept 2007) was 6.7 billion tonnes of ore @ 0.87%Cu, 0.29kg/t U3O8, 0.3g/t Au and 1.6g/t Ag. In 2012 there were smaller but higher grade estimated reserves of 2.95 billion tonnes of ore grading 1.2% copper, 0.04% uranium, 0.5 g/t of gold and 6 g/t of silver.[Wikepedia]
Types of uraninite: (1) primary, small, cubic crystals, with oscillatory and sector chemical zoning, defect-free structure, contains Pb(IV) and REE; (2) zoned, coarser, sub-euhedral; (3) "Cobweb", hexagonal-octagonal habit, defect-free structure, also contains Pb(IV) and REE, plus inclusions of galena, Cu-Fe sulfides, and minerals of REE; (4) dominant, massive, highest-grade, micro-grain to aphanitic, forming larger aggregates and vein fillings, lower in Pb and REE but enriched in Ca; product of post-1590-Ma dissolution and reprecipitation. The late uraninite is possibly hydrothermal and formed at relatively low temperatures, that is, less than 250oC.
Similar granite-related Proterozoic iron-oxide copper-gold deposits in this area of South Australia are Prominent Hill and Carrapateena.
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Gold var. Electrum | 1.AA.05 | (Au,Ag) |
| β | Copper | 1.AA.05 | Cu |
| β | Silver | 1.AA.05 | Ag |
| β | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| β | Arsenic | 1.CA.05 | As |
| β | Bismuth | 1.CA.05 | Bi |
| β | Tellurium | 1.CC.10 | Te |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| β | Allargentum | 2.AA.30 | (Ag1-xSbx) |
| β | Chalcocite | 2.BA.05 | Cu2S |
| β | Roxbyite (TL) | 2.BA.05 | Cu9S5 |
| β | Djurleite | 2.BA.05 | Cu31S16 |
| β | Digenite | 2.BA.10 | Cu9S5 |
| β | Anilite | 2.BA.10 | Cu7S4 |
| β | Bornite | 2.BA.15 | Cu5FeS4 |
| β | Bellidoite | 2.BA.20 | Cu2Se |
| β | Acanthite | 2.BA.35 | Ag2S |
| β | Stromeyerite | 2.BA.40 | AgCuS |
| β | Hessite | 2.BA.60 | Ag2Te |
| β | Petzite | 2.BA.75 | Ag3AuTe2 |
| β | Covellite | 2.CA.05a | CuS |
| β | Spionkopite | 2.CA.05c | Cu39S28 |
| β | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| β | Coloradoite | 2.CB.05a | HgTe |
| β | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| β | Idaite | 2.CB.15a | Cu5FeS6 |
| β | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
| β | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| β | Clausthalite | 2.CD.10 | PbSe |
| β | Altaite | 2.CD.10 | PbTe |
| β | Carrollite | 2.DA.05 | CuCo2S4 |
| β | Bismuthinite | 2.DB.05 | Bi2S3 |
| β | Tellurobismuthite | 2.DC.05 | Bi2Te3 |
| β | Kawazulite | 2.DC.05 | Bi2Te2Se |
| β | Sylvanite | 2.EA.05 | AgAuTe4 |
| β | Calaverite | 2.EA.10 | AuTe2 |
| β | Melonite | 2.EA.20 | NiTe2 |
| β | Molybdenite | 2.EA.30 | MoS2 |
| β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| β | LΓΆllingite | 2.EB.15a | FeAs2 |
| β | Safflorite | 2.EB.15a | (Co,Ni,Fe)As2 |
| β | Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
| β | Cobaltite | 2.EB.25 | CoAsS |
| β | Wittichenite | 2.GA.20 | Cu3BiS3 |
| β | 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
| β | 'Tennantite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S |
| β | Volynskite | 2.JA.20 | AgBiTe2 |
| β | Enargite | 2.KA.05 | Cu3AsS4 |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| β | Halite | 3.AA.20 | NaCl |
| β | Sellaite | 3.AB.15 | MgF2 |
| β | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
| β | Bismoclite | 3.DC.25 | BiOCl |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| β | Goethite | 4.00. | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
| β | Cuprite | 4.AA.10 | Cu2O |
| β | Tenorite | 4.AB.10 | CuO |
| β | Manganosite | 4.AB.25 | MnO |
| β | Hercynite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Al2O4 |
| β | UlvΓΆspinel | 4.BB.05 | TiFe2+2O4 |
| β | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| β | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| β | var. Martite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| β | Ilmenite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2+TiO3 |
| β | Corundum | 4.CB.05 | Al2O3 |
| β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| β | Cassiterite | 4.DB.05 | SnO2 |
| β | Rutile | 4.DB.05 | TiO2 |
| β | var. Ilmenorutile | 4.DB.05 | (Ti,Nb)O2 |
| β | 'Wolframite Group' | 4.DB.30 va | |
| β | Anatase | 4.DD.05 | TiO2 |
| β | Brannerite | 4.DH.05 | UTi2O6 |
| β | Thorianite | 4.DL.05 | ThO2 |
| β | Uraninite var. Pitchblende | 4.DL.05 | UO2 |
| β | 4.DL.05 | UO2 | |
| β | Diaspore | 4.FD.10 | AlO(OH) |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| β | Magnesite | 5.AB.05 | MgCO3 |
| β | Siderite | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
| β | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| β | Ankerite | 5.AB.10 | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| β | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| β | Strontianite | 5.AB.15 | SrCO3 |
| β | BastnΓ€site-(Ce) | 5.BD.20a | Ce(CO3)F |
| β | Parisite-(Ce) | 5.BD.20b | CaCe2(CO3)3F2 |
| β | Synchysite-(Ce) | 5.BD.20c | CaCe(CO3)2F |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| β | Anhydrite | 7.AD.30 | CaSO4 |
| β | Celestine | 7.AD.35 | SrSO4 |
| β | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
| β | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 Β· 2H2O |
| β | Scheelite | 7.GA.05 | Ca(WO4) |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| β | Xenotime-(Y) | 8.AD.35 | Y(PO4) |
| β | Chernovite-(Y) | 8.AD.35 | Y(AsO4) |
| β | Monazite-(Ce) | 8.AD.50 | Ce(PO4) |
| β | Crandallite | 8.BL.10 | CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 |
| β | Florencite-(Ce) | 8.BL.13 | CeAl3(PO4)2(OH)6 |
| β | Hydroxylapatite | 8.BN.05 | Ca5(PO4)3(OH) |
| β | Fluorapatite | 8.BN.05 | Ca5(PO4)3F |
| β | Erythrite | 8.CE.40 | Co3(AsO4)2 Β· 8H2O |
| β | Lavendulan | 8.DG.05 | NaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl Β· 5H2O |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| β | Zircon | 9.AD.30 | Zr(SiO4) |
| β | Thorite | 9.AD.30 | Th(SiO4) |
| β | var. Uranothorite | 9.AD.30 | (Th,U)SiO4 |
| β | Coffinite | 9.AD.30 | U(SiO4) Β· nH2O |
| β | Titanite | 9.AG.15 | CaTi(SiO4)O |
| β | Britholite-(Ce) | 9.AH.25 | (Ce,Ca)5(SiO4)3OH |
| β | Epidote | 9.BG.05a | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| β | Zunyite | 9.BJ.55 | Al13Si5O20(OH,F)18Cl |
| β | Schorl | 9.CK.05 | NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| β | Diopside | 9.DA.15 | CaMgSi2O6 |
| β | Actinolite | 9.DE.10 | β»Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| β | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| β | var. Sericite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| β | Kaolinite | 9.ED.05 | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| β | Orthoclase | 9.FA.30 | K(AlSi3O8) |
| β | Albite | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Unclassified | |||
| β | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
| β | 'Biotite' | - | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| β | 'Xenotime' | - | |
| β | 'Synchysite' | - | Ca(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)2F |
| β | 'Tourmaline' | - | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| β | 'Blaubleibender Covellite' | - | |
| β | 'Florencite' | - | |
| β | 'Apatite' | - | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| β | 'Monazite' | - | REE(PO4) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | β Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| H | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| H | β Britholite-(Ce) | (Ce,Ca)5(SiO4)3OH |
| H | β Coffinite | U(SiO4) · nH2O |
| H | β Crandallite | CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 |
| H | β Diaspore | AlO(OH) |
| H | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| H | β Erythrite | Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
| H | β Florencite-(Ce) | CeAl3(PO4)2(OH)6 |
| H | β Goethite | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
| H | β Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| H | β Hydroxylapatite | Ca5(PO4)3(OH) |
| H | β Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| H | β Lavendulan | NaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl · 5H2O |
| H | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| H | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| H | β Zunyite | Al13Si5O20(OH,F)18Cl |
| H | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| H | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| B | Boron | |
| B | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| B | β Tourmaline | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | β Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| C | β BastnΓ€site-(Ce) | Ce(CO3)F |
| C | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| C | β Magnesite | MgCO3 |
| C | β Parisite-(Ce) | CaCe2(CO3)3F2 |
| C | β Siderite | FeCO3 |
| C | β Strontianite | SrCO3 |
| C | β Synchysite-(Ce) | CaCe(CO3)2F |
| C | β Synchysite | Ca(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)2F |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| O | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| O | β Anatase | TiO2 |
| O | β Anhydrite | CaSO4 |
| O | β Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| O | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | β BastnΓ€site-(Ce) | Ce(CO3)F |
| O | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| O | β Bismoclite | BiOCl |
| O | β Brannerite | UTi2O6 |
| O | β Britholite-(Ce) | (Ce,Ca)5(SiO4)3OH |
| O | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | β Cassiterite | SnO2 |
| O | β Celestine | SrSO4 |
| O | β Chernovite-(Y) | Y(AsO4) |
| O | β Coffinite | U(SiO4) · nH2O |
| O | β Corundum | Al2O3 |
| O | β Crandallite | CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 |
| O | β Cuprite | Cu2O |
| O | β Diaspore | AlO(OH) |
| O | β Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| O | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| O | β Erythrite | Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
| O | β Florencite-(Ce) | CeAl3(PO4)2(OH)6 |
| O | β Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
| O | β Goethite | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
| O | β Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| O | β Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | β Hercynite | Fe2+Al2O4 |
| O | β Hydroxylapatite | Ca5(PO4)3(OH) |
| O | β Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
| O | β Rutile var. Ilmenorutile | (Ti,Nb)O2 |
| O | β Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| O | β Lavendulan | NaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl · 5H2O |
| O | β Magnesite | MgCO3 |
| O | β Manganosite | MnO |
| O | β Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| O | β Hematite var. Martite | Fe2O3 |
| O | β Monazite | REE(PO4) |
| O | β Monazite-(Ce) | Ce(PO4) |
| O | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | β Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
| O | β Parisite-(Ce) | CaCe2(CO3)3F2 |
| O | β Uraninite var. Pitchblende | UO2 |
| O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | β Rutile | TiO2 |
| O | β Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| O | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| O | β Siderite | FeCO3 |
| O | β Strontianite | SrCO3 |
| O | β Synchysite-(Ce) | CaCe(CO3)2F |
| O | β Tenorite | CuO |
| O | β Thorianite | ThO2 |
| O | β Thorite | Th(SiO4) |
| O | β Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
| O | β Tourmaline | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| O | β UlvΓΆspinel | TiFe22+O4 |
| O | β Uraninite | UO2 |
| O | β Xenotime-(Y) | Y(PO4) |
| O | β Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| O | β Zunyite | Al13Si5O20(OH,F)18Cl |
| O | β Synchysite | Ca(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)2F |
| O | β Thorite var. Uranothorite | (Th,U)SiO4 |
| O | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | β BastnΓ€site-(Ce) | Ce(CO3)F |
| F | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| F | β Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
| F | β Fluorite | CaF2 |
| F | β Parisite-(Ce) | CaCe2(CO3)3F2 |
| F | β Sellaite | MgF2 |
| F | β Synchysite-(Ce) | CaCe(CO3)2F |
| F | β Zunyite | Al13Si5O20(OH,F)18Cl |
| F | β Synchysite | Ca(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)2F |
| F | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Na | β Halite | NaCl |
| Na | β Lavendulan | NaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl · 5H2O |
| Na | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | β Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| Mg | β Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| Mg | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| Mg | β Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| Mg | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Mg | β Magnesite | MgCO3 |
| Mg | β Sellaite | MgF2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Al | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| Al | β Corundum | Al2O3 |
| Al | β Crandallite | CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 |
| Al | β Diaspore | AlO(OH) |
| Al | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Al | β Florencite-(Ce) | CeAl3(PO4)2(OH)6 |
| Al | β Hercynite | Fe2+Al2O4 |
| Al | β Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Al | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | β Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Al | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Al | β Zunyite | Al13Si5O20(OH,F)18Cl |
| Al | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| Si | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| Si | β Britholite-(Ce) | (Ce,Ca)5(SiO4)3OH |
| Si | β Coffinite | U(SiO4) · nH2O |
| Si | β Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| Si | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Si | β Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Si | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | β Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Si | β Thorite | Th(SiO4) |
| Si | β Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
| Si | β Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| Si | β Zunyite | Al13Si5O20(OH,F)18Cl |
| Si | β Thorite var. Uranothorite | (Th,U)SiO4 |
| Si | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | β Crandallite | CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 |
| P | β Florencite-(Ce) | CeAl3(PO4)2(OH)6 |
| P | β Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
| P | β Hydroxylapatite | Ca5(PO4)3(OH) |
| P | β Monazite | REE(PO4) |
| P | β Monazite-(Ce) | Ce(PO4) |
| P | β Xenotime-(Y) | Y(PO4) |
| P | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | β Acanthite | Ag2S |
| S | β Anhydrite | CaSO4 |
| S | β Anilite | Cu7S4 |
| S | β Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| S | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
| S | β Bismuthinite | Bi2S3 |
| S | β Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| S | β Carrollite | CuCo2S4 |
| S | β Celestine | SrSO4 |
| S | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | β Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| S | β Cobaltite | CoAsS |
| S | β Covellite | CuS |
| S | β Digenite | Cu9S5 |
| S | β Djurleite | Cu31S16 |
| S | β Enargite | Cu3AsS4 |
| S | β Galena | PbS |
| S | β Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| S | β Idaite | Cu5FeS6 |
| S | β Molybdenite | MoS2 |
| S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | β Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| S | β Roxbyite | Cu9S5 |
| S | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
| S | β Spionkopite | Cu39S28 |
| S | β Stromeyerite | AgCuS |
| S | β Tennantite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S |
| S | β Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| S | β Wittichenite | Cu3BiS3 |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | β Bismoclite | BiOCl |
| Cl | β Halite | NaCl |
| Cl | β Lavendulan | NaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl · 5H2O |
| Cl | β Zunyite | Al13Si5O20(OH,F)18Cl |
| Cl | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| K | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| K | β Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
| K | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | β Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| Ca | β Anhydrite | CaSO4 |
| Ca | β Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| Ca | β Britholite-(Ce) | (Ce,Ca)5(SiO4)3OH |
| Ca | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | β Crandallite | CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 |
| Ca | β Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| Ca | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Ca | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Ca | β Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
| Ca | β Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Ca | β Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Ca | β Hydroxylapatite | Ca5(PO4)3(OH) |
| Ca | β Lavendulan | NaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl · 5H2O |
| Ca | β Parisite-(Ce) | CaCe2(CO3)3F2 |
| Ca | β Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| Ca | β Synchysite-(Ce) | CaCe(CO3)2F |
| Ca | β Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
| Ca | β Synchysite | Ca(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)2F |
| Ca | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | β Anatase | TiO2 |
| Ti | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| Ti | β Brannerite | UTi2O6 |
| Ti | β Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
| Ti | β Rutile var. Ilmenorutile | (Ti,Nb)O2 |
| Ti | β Rutile | TiO2 |
| Ti | β Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
| Ti | β UlvΓΆspinel | TiFe22+O4 |
| Mn | Manganese | |
| Mn | β Manganosite | MnO |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| Fe | β Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| Fe | β Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| Fe | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| Fe | β Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| Fe | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Fe | β Goethite | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
| Fe | β Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | β Hercynite | Fe2+Al2O4 |
| Fe | β Idaite | Cu5FeS6 |
| Fe | β Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
| Fe | β LΓΆllingite | FeAs2 |
| Fe | β Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| Fe | β Hematite var. Martite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | β Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| Fe | β Safflorite | (Co,Ni,Fe)As2 |
| Fe | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Fe | β Siderite | FeCO3 |
| Fe | β UlvΓΆspinel | TiFe22+O4 |
| Co | Cobalt | |
| Co | β Carrollite | CuCo2S4 |
| Co | β Cobaltite | CoAsS |
| Co | β Erythrite | Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
| Co | β Safflorite | (Co,Ni,Fe)As2 |
| Ni | Nickel | |
| Ni | β Melonite | NiTe2 |
| Ni | β Safflorite | (Co,Ni,Fe)As2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | β Anilite | Cu7S4 |
| Cu | β Bellidoite | Cu2Se |
| Cu | β Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| Cu | β Carrollite | CuCo2S4 |
| Cu | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | β Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| Cu | β Covellite | CuS |
| Cu | β Cuprite | Cu2O |
| Cu | β Copper | Cu |
| Cu | β Digenite | Cu9S5 |
| Cu | β Djurleite | Cu31S16 |
| Cu | β Enargite | Cu3AsS4 |
| Cu | β Idaite | Cu5FeS6 |
| Cu | β Lavendulan | NaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl · 5H2O |
| Cu | β Roxbyite | Cu9S5 |
| Cu | β Spionkopite | Cu39S28 |
| Cu | β Stromeyerite | AgCuS |
| Cu | β Tennantite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S |
| Cu | β Tenorite | CuO |
| Cu | β Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| Cu | β Wittichenite | Cu3BiS3 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | β Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| As | β Arsenic | As |
| As | β Chernovite-(Y) | Y(AsO4) |
| As | β Cobaltite | CoAsS |
| As | β Enargite | Cu3AsS4 |
| As | β Erythrite | Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
| As | β Lavendulan | NaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl · 5H2O |
| As | β LΓΆllingite | FeAs2 |
| As | β Safflorite | (Co,Ni,Fe)As2 |
| As | β Tennantite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S |
| Se | Selenium | |
| Se | β Bellidoite | Cu2Se |
| Se | β Clausthalite | PbSe |
| Se | β Kawazulite | Bi2Te2Se |
| Sr | Strontium | |
| Sr | β Celestine | SrSO4 |
| Sr | β Strontianite | SrCO3 |
| Y | Yttrium | |
| Y | β Chernovite-(Y) | Y(AsO4) |
| Y | β Xenotime-(Y) | Y(PO4) |
| Y | β Synchysite | Ca(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)2F |
| Zr | Zirconium | |
| Zr | β Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| Nb | Niobium | |
| Nb | β Rutile var. Ilmenorutile | (Ti,Nb)O2 |
| Mo | Molybdenum | |
| Mo | β Molybdenite | MoS2 |
| Ag | Silver | |
| Ag | β Acanthite | Ag2S |
| Ag | β Allargentum | (Ag1-xSbx) |
| Ag | β Gold var. Electrum | (Au,Ag) |
| Ag | β Hessite | Ag2Te |
| Ag | β Petzite | Ag3AuTe2 |
| Ag | β Silver | Ag |
| Ag | β Stromeyerite | AgCuS |
| Ag | β Sylvanite | AgAuTe4 |
| Ag | β Volynskite | AgBiTe2 |
| Sn | Tin | |
| Sn | β Cassiterite | SnO2 |
| Sb | Antimony | |
| Sb | β Allargentum | (Ag1-xSbx) |
| Sb | β Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| Te | Tellurium | |
| Te | β Altaite | PbTe |
| Te | β Calaverite | AuTe2 |
| Te | β Coloradoite | HgTe |
| Te | β Hessite | Ag2Te |
| Te | β Kawazulite | Bi2Te2Se |
| Te | β Melonite | NiTe2 |
| Te | β Petzite | Ag3AuTe2 |
| Te | β Sylvanite | AgAuTe4 |
| Te | β Tellurium | Te |
| Te | β Tellurobismuthite | Bi2Te3 |
| Te | β Volynskite | AgBiTe2 |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
| Ce | Cerium | |
| Ce | β BastnΓ€site-(Ce) | Ce(CO3)F |
| Ce | β Britholite-(Ce) | (Ce,Ca)5(SiO4)3OH |
| Ce | β Florencite-(Ce) | CeAl3(PO4)2(OH)6 |
| Ce | β Monazite-(Ce) | Ce(PO4) |
| Ce | β Parisite-(Ce) | CaCe2(CO3)3F2 |
| Ce | β Synchysite-(Ce) | CaCe(CO3)2F |
| Ce | β Synchysite | Ca(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)2F |
| Nd | Neodymium | |
| Nd | β Synchysite | Ca(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)2F |
| W | Tungsten | |
| W | β Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | β Calaverite | AuTe2 |
| Au | β Gold var. Electrum | (Au,Ag) |
| Au | β Gold | Au |
| Au | β Petzite | Ag3AuTe2 |
| Au | β Sylvanite | AgAuTe4 |
| Hg | Mercury | |
| Hg | β Coloradoite | HgTe |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | β Altaite | PbTe |
| Pb | β Clausthalite | PbSe |
| Pb | β Galena | PbS |
| Bi | Bismuth | |
| Bi | β Bismoclite | BiOCl |
| Bi | β Bismuth | Bi |
| Bi | β Bismuthinite | Bi2S3 |
| Bi | β Kawazulite | Bi2Te2Se |
| Bi | β Tellurobismuthite | Bi2Te3 |
| Bi | β Volynskite | AgBiTe2 |
| Bi | β Wittichenite | Cu3BiS3 |
| Th | Thorium | |
| Th | β Thorianite | ThO2 |
| Th | β Thorite | Th(SiO4) |
| Th | β Thorite var. Uranothorite | (Th,U)SiO4 |
| U | Uranium | |
| U | β Brannerite | UTi2O6 |
| U | β Coffinite | U(SiO4) · nH2O |
| U | β Uraninite var. Pitchblende | UO2 |
| U | β Uraninite | UO2 |
| U | β Thorite var. Uranothorite | (Th,U)SiO4 |
Documents
| Title (click to view) | Year | Author | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | The Olympic Dam Mega-Expansion Without Uranium Recovery | 2010 | Dr Gavin M. Mudd |
 | Olympic Dam Expansion Draft Environmental Impact Statement | 2009 | BHP |
Localities in this Region
- South Australia
- Roxby Downs
- Olympic Dam Mine
- Roxby Downs
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Australia
- Adelaide SuperbasinBasin
- Arrowie BasinBasin
- South Australia
- Gawler CratonCraton
- Olympic DomainCraton
- Lake Eyre Basin
- Billa Kalina BasinBasin
- Stuart ShelfBasin
- Gawler CratonCraton
Australian PlateTectonic Plate
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Olympic Dam Mine, Roxby Downs, South Australia, Australia