Olympic Dam

The Olympic Dam mine is a large poly-metallic underground mine located in , 550 km NNW of . It is the fourth largest copper deposit and the largest known single deposit of uranium in the world.
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  • Type: Village with 3 residents
  • Description: poly-metallic underground mine located in South Australia
  • Also known as: “Olympic Dam mine”, “Olympic Dam, South Australia”, “Олімпік Дам”, and “オリンピックダム”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Olympic Dam Airport.

Aerodrome
is an that serves the Olympic Dam mine in .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Roxby Downs.

Town
Photo: Michael Coghlan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a town and locality in the Australian… is situated 9 km south of Olympic Dam.

Olympic Dam

Latitude
-30.48614° or 30° 29′ 10″ south
Longitude
136.89055° or 136° 53′ 26″ east
Population
3
Elevation
110 metres (361 feet)
IATA airport code
OLP
UN/LOCODE
AU OLP
Open location code
4QXRGV7R+G6
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1339619969
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
8188966
Wiki­data ID
Q1473809
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Ukrainian—“Olympic Dam” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “奧林匹克大壩礦山”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “منجم السد الاولمبى”
  • French: “Mine d’Olympic Dam”
  • French: “Olympic Dam”
  • German: “Olympic Dam”
  • Hungarian: “Olympic Dam”
  • Indonesian: “Tambang Olympic Dam”
  • Japanese: “オリンピック・ダム”
  • Russian: “Олимпик-Дам”
  • Thai: “โอลิมปิก แดม”
  • Ukrainian: “Olympic Dam”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Andamooka and Red Lake Tracking Station (former).

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Roxby Downs Country Fire Service and Roxby Downs Police Station.

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