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Australian mineral facts

Australian mineral facts Major mining and mineral deposits in Australia. Source Geoscience Australia. Australia produces 19 useful minerals in significant amounts, from over 350 operating mines. From these minerals, useful materials such as metals can be extracted. Australia is one of the world’s leading producers of bauxite (aluminium ore), iron ore, lithium, gold, lead, diamond, rare earth elements, uranium, and zinc. Australia also has large mineral sand

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Mineral and petroleum industry activity review 2020

Mineral and petroleum industry activity review 2020 Key indicators of the overall performance of the resources sector include the number of people employed, the level of investment and exploration activity, royalties received by the State Government and the number of principal mining projects. Employment Western Australia’s mining, mineral exploration and petroleum industries employed an average of 140,941 people (113,056 in

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