Hidden deep beneath the sand dunes that coverthe Stuart Shelf region of South Australia， Olympic Damhas long been recognized as one of the world's greatmineral deposits。 By the end of 1995， Olynepic Dam'sannual production capacity stood at 84000 tonnes ofcopper and 1700 tonnes of uranium oxide-its key products。Copper production has increased from an annual rate of84000 tonnes to 200000 tonnes and uranium oxide outputrises from 1700 tonnes to 4600 tonnes， along with lesssignificant amounts of gold and silver。
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