Oak Dam Underground Access
Project at a glance
SA Australia
Selection Phase Study (SPS)
BHP Olympic Dam Corporation Pty Ltd (BHP)
Project Details:
BHP Olympic Dam (BHP) is a fully-integrated mining and mineral processing operation, owned by the BHP Group through its wholly owned subsidiary BHP Olympic Dam Corporation Pty Ltd.
Oak Dam is a deep iron oxide copper-gold mineralised system located approximately 65 km south-east of Olympic Dam. BHP is currently completing exploration drilling from the surface to continue definition of the grade, geometry and continuity of the mineralisation. BHP is studying the option for early underground access which would support underground exploration drilling of the ore body.
The Oak Dam Underground Access Project (Project) scope is to construct a twin decline to access the mineral deposit ~700m below ground level. The Project will be executed over three stages: Bulk Earthworks including box cut construction; Non-Process Infrastructure (NPI) providing surface infrastructure and installation, and Decline Development Operations.
These three project stages represent the major Works Packages that will be released via the ICN Gateway. The first of these Works Packages will be Decline Development, followed by the remainder in late 2023/early 2024.
Earthworks and NPI works are expected to commence in May 2025, with Decline Development commencing in January 2026. The Project is expected to reach completion by 2029.
Scope Overview:
The Project Scope includes the following under three main Work Packages, including the provision of a mix of permanent (P) and temporary infrastructure, as set out below:
- Earthworks
* Top Soil Storage (P)
* Borrow Pits (P)
* Site Wide Civils
* Laydown Areas
* Stormwater Storage
* Sediment Ponds (P)
* Waste Rock Storage Pad (P)
* Waste Rock Haulage Road
* On site Roads/Tracks
* Explosive Magazine
* Box Cut (P)
* Access Road to Site (P)
* Water Supply - Non Process Infrastructure
* Water Storage
* Firewater System
* Waste Management Facilities
* Power Distribution (P)
* Diesel Power Generation
* Offices/Cribs/Ablutions
* Emergency Response
* Site Communications - Decline Development Operations
* Batch Plant
* Surface Maintenance Facility
* Overburden Stockpile (P)
* Twin Declines (P)
* Ventilation Shafts and Fans
*Power Distribution
*Drilling Water Supply
*UG Emergency Refuge
*Dewatering Pump Station
Note that BHP intends to award each Works Package as a single contract. Please do not submit Expressions of Interest for partial Works Packages.
Indicative Timeline
SPS completion - December 2023
DPS commencement - December 2023
Earthworks / NPI commencement - FY25
Decline Development Operations commencement - FY25
Project completion - FY29
Disclaimer
The proposed Project is currently completing a Selection Phase or 'pre-feasibility' study and is subject to a number of approvals. Accordingly, the scope descriptions, timelines and values stated in this project description are indicative only and subject to change.
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