BHP has found what it claims is a potential new copper mineralised system near its existing Olympic Dam mine in Australia, it said in a release dated Tuesday November 27.
Results from the initial drilling show that downhole mineralization intercepts with copper ore grades ranging from 0.5% to 6%. Gold, uranium and silver deposits were also abundant in the results, the company said, adding that it would be planning further drilling in early 2019.The discovery comes at a time...