Olympic Dam to beat 2016 copper target – BHP

Mining major BHP Billiton is on track to exceed its 2016 financial year copper production target of 200 000 t at the Olympic Dam mine, in South Australia. Asset president Jacqui McGill told the American Chamber of Commerce on Friday that copper production during the December quarter had increased by 37%, compared with the previous corresponding period, to a record 112 000 t.