Outgoing South Australian premier Mike Rann and Treasurer Kevin Foley have been in Melbourne to negotiate the final phase of BHP's proposed $30b Olympic Dam expansion.
State Ministerial approval seems likely for WPG Resources' iron ore receival, storage and outloading facility at Port Pirie linking its Peculiar Knob mine south of Coober Pedy.
BHP Billiton has released the final Supplementary Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) for the expansion of its Olympic Dam operation in South Australia.