BHP Billitons plan to create the worlds largest open-cut mine in South
Australia has won federal and state government development approval. It brings
with it up to 6000 jobs during a decade-long construction phase, 4000 ongoing
jobs at the mine and 15,000 indirect jobs. However, with the potentially
enormous economic benefits comes a warning from the the Greens , who say it will
create a "carcinogenic mountain range of radioactive waste". The proposed $30
billion expansion of the Olympic Dam copper, uranium and gold mine, which
yesterday won separate environmental approvals from the commonwealth, South
Australian and Northern Territory governments, is expected to bring 25,000 jobs
and a flow-on economic benefit of up to $65bn over 30 years. The sheer scale of
the project, spruiked by Labor yesterday as the largest mining venture in
history, has government officials in South Australia concerned about the states
ability to meet expected demand for skilled workers and supply of goods and
services. read the full article The challenge of staffing such projects and the
overall issue of resourcing the resources sector will be explored at Resource
Humans Australia 2011 to be held in Brisbane 15-17 November 2011. Technorati
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