Hatch Fluor Joint Venture awarded engineering, procurement, and construction management services contract for BHP’s Olympic Dam smelter and refinery expansion project in South Australia

Brisbane, Australia—Hatch announced today that it has been awarded a joint venture contract with Fluor to perform engineering, procurement, and construction management (EPCM) for BHP’s Olympic Dam proposed smelter and refinery expansion project in South Australia.  

The contract will be executed in stages as BHP progresses towards a final investment decision on the smelter and refinery expansion, currently expected in the first half of FY27, and through to subsequent construction. 

The Hatch Fluor Joint Venture will provide the first stage of EPCM activity to lead overall strategy and planning through the project’s study phases. This phased strategy aims to achieve BHP’s stated objectives to increase production in South Australia to more than 500,000 tonnes of refined copper cathode by the early 2030s, and a strategy to deliver up to 650,000 tonnes from the mid-2030s. 

"Hatch is delighted to be partnering with BHP to support its Copper South Australia growth plans. Together with Fluor, we look forward to working closely and collaboratively with the Copper South Australia team,” shared Tina Armstrong, global managing director, Metals, Hatch.

For more information, please contact: 
Lindsay Janca 
Global Director, Public Relations 
Tel: +1 905 403 4199 
Email: media@hatch.com

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