The Olympic Dam Mine is a large poly-metallic underground mine located in South Australia, 550 km NNW of Adelaide. It is the fourth largest copper deposit and the largest known single deposit of uranium in the world, although copper is the largest contributor to total revenue. Approximately 70% of the mine’s revenue comes from copper, 25% from uranium, and the remainder from silver and gold. BHP BILLITON has owned and operated the mine since 2005.
A request for quotation (RFQ) was issued by BHP including the specifications of materials required for the underground project, to a few preferred valve suppliers of the site. With a competitive pricing structure, a high-quality and durable product supplied and a targeted lead-time (10 weeks), AVK Flow Control successfully satisfied all requirements of the RFQ with the order consisting of 20x 100mm Orbinox BT series bi-directional knife gate valves in 316 stainless steel material construction. The valves were shipped to BHP on the 15th August 2017 with the execution (commissioning) of the project to commence in September 2017.
