Olympic Dam mine

poly-metallic underground mine located in South Australia
Place mine Q1473809
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Olympic Dam mine

Summary

Olympic Dam mine is a mine[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of mine entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (669 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Olympic Dam mine is located in South Australia[3].
  • Olympic Dam mine is in the country of Australia[4].
  • Olympic Dam mine is on the continent of Australian continent[5].
  • Olympic Dam mine's instance of is recorded as mine[6].
  • Olympic Dam mine is operated by BHP Group[7].
  • 1956 Summer Olympics is named after Olympic Dam mine[8].
  • Olympic Dam mine's part of the series is recorded as list of uranium projects[9].
  • Olympic Dam mine's postal code is recorded as SA 5725[10].
  • Olympic Dam mine's Commons category is recorded as Olympic Dam mine[11].
  • Olympic Dam mine's industry is recorded as mining in Australia[12].
  • Olympic Dam mine's industry is recorded as uranium mining in Australia[13].
  • January 1, 1988 marks the founding of Olympic Dam mine[14].
  • Olympic Dam mine's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': -30.4444, 'longitude': 136.867}[15].
  • Olympic Dam mine's official website is recorded as https://www.bhp.com/our-businesses/minerals-australia/olympic-dam/[16].
  • Olympic Dam mine's described at URL is recorded as https://www.icmm.com/en-gb/research/data/2025/global-mining-dataset[17].
  • Olympic Dam mine's product or material produced is recorded as silver[18].
  • Olympic Dam mine's product or material produced is recorded as uranium[19].
  • Olympic Dam mine's product or material produced is recorded as gold[20].
  • Olympic Dam mine's product or material produced is recorded as argentite[21].
  • Olympic Dam mine's product or material produced is recorded as bornite[22].
  • Olympic Dam mine's product or material produced is recorded as brannerite[23].
  • Olympic Dam mine's product or material produced is recorded as chalcocite[24].
  • Olympic Dam mine's product or material produced is recorded as chalcopyrite[25].
  • Olympic Dam mine's product or material produced is recorded as coffinite[26].
  • Olympic Dam mine's product or material produced is recorded as digenite[27].

Body

Geography

Olympic Dam mine is in the country of Australia[4]. It is located in South Australia[3]. It is on the continent of Australian continent[5].

Designation and Status

Olympic Dam mine's instance of is recorded as mine[6].

History and Context

January 1, 1988 marks the founding of Olympic Dam mine[14]. 1956 Summer Olympics is named after it[8].

Why It Matters

Olympic Dam mine ranks in the top 2% of mine entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (669 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 21d ago · Vicarage · 2026-09-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → mine
    Product or material produced → silver, uranium, gold +28
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  2. 13w ago · Vicarage · 2026-07-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → mine
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40450|batch #40450]]: barite mine,baryte"
  3. 13w ago · Vicarage · 2026-07-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → mine
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40426|batch #40426]]: copper mine,copper"
  4. 13w ago · Vicarage · 2026-07-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → mine
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40084|batch #40084]]"
  5. 13w ago · Vicarage · 2026-07-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → mine
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40068|batch #40068]]: fluorite mine,fluorite"
  6. 13w ago · Vicarage · 2026-07-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in → —
    Country → —
    Described by source → Underground mining methods : engineering fundamentals and international case studies
    Product → —
    + 25 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40044|batch #40044]]"
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