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Force majeure declared at Olympic Dam

FORCE majeure has been declared on some copper and uranium contracts from BHP Billiton's embattled Olympic Dam mine in South Australia after an accident closed the mine's main haulage shaft earlier this month.

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Force majeure declared at Olympic Dam

The accident on October 6 closed the main Clark Shaft, leaving only a secondary shaft in operation. Today, the world's largest miner said in its first quarter report that ore haulage was expected to...

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