Sign post article

When the nearest hamburger is 500km away, the nearest Subway is 1500km away and the State capital 1700km away, you need to take a closer interest in any and all sign posts. In this region we saw over 30 camels for every other vehicle we passed, so you are pretty much on your own for most of the time.

Oz Minerals Processing Plant

July ’08 sees the giant mecanno set being pieced together to form the Prominent Hill Processing Plant. The plant is to process and deliver some 2.5 million tonnes of copper and 7.4 million ounces of gold.

Let me see you Work It!

During the tour around the Olympic Dam facilities students were given the opportunity to let off some steam in the newly refurbished Gym. Judging by the legs in this picture…there are some pretty hefty weights on THAT machine!

What’s Cooking?

As part of the BHP Billiton tour around the Olympic Dam site, students are shown through the massive industrial kitchen facility wearing some ever so stylish (but very necessary) hair nets.

A Captive Audience

A group of students sit attentively through various presentations at BHP Billiton.

Right up your Alley

Unwinding after a long day of Mining Education the students unwind with a bit of Tenpin Bowling in Woomera. After all, what is more relaxing than heavy, bright coloured bowling balls and clown shoes??

Subway Stop

Learning is hungry work! After working up an information appetite these students have stopped off for a Subway break at Olympic Dam.

Ready, Steady, COOK!

As part of the BHP Olympic Dam site tour we are taken through the vast industrial kitchen which caters for the 3000+ employees onsite at any one time. Here we can see the efficient staff putting together a rather tasty looking salad, one of the many tasty meals prepared everyday at Olympic Dam.

Letting it all sink in

Industry members taking in all the info on our BHP Industry Trip to Olympic Dam in 2007

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