Aussie Mining - An Overview

The major contributor in Australia's economy is the mining industry, which is counted as the primary prodution sector of the nation. There are many Australians as well as foreign immigrants employed in the mining sector.

Mining in Australia had been around since the Gold Rush years in the middle of 1800s, when substantial gold deposits were discovered all over the continent. Teh development of the gold mines in turn led to prospecting for other minerals and gems and all these resulted in making mining one of the fundamental components of the Australian GDP.

The Mine Fields

All the regions and states of Australia have mining fo some nature and some of the bigger sites are;

The Olympic Dam Mine - It is located in South Australia and is well known for the extraction of silver, copper, and uranium. Olympic Dam is also called the world's biggest uranium reserve.

Super Pit Gold Mine - The Super Pit gold mine has taken over a large number of underground mines close to Kalgoorlie in Western Australia. This location is usually referred to as the Mining Town.

Gemstones and Precious Metals

For more than 150 years now, Gold has been the primary precious metal mined in Australia. Australia is at 2nd rank in gold extraction in the world immediately after China. It's the discovery and procduction of gold which has majorly ensured the marvellous economic growth of the country and the growth of Melbourne city.

Australia has diamond mines too and is now the world leader in Opal mining. Australia is now extracting over 95% of the overall Opal supply of the world. In diamond mining, Australia is now on third position after Russia and Africa.

Other Mining

Australia is rich with minerals and ores also and there are a lot of mining fields here producing;

Mining of Iron Ore - With a production of over 342 million metric tonnes of iron ore, Australia is now the third largest supplier of iron ore globally.

Nickel - Australia made to Rank 2 in year 2006 among global nickel producing countries.

Aluminium - Australia evolved to be the world's No.1 producer of Aluminium in year 2011 and still maintains this ranking.

Coal- Australia is the fourth largest coal manufacturer and the prominent coal exporter in the globe. Australia defeats even bigger coal producing nations in terms of selling.

Zinc Mining - Australia is now next to China in production of Zinc. About 15% of the global zinc production is being done in Australia.

Mining of Uranium - Uranium is deemed to be a highly responsive and precious element for its utilty in weapons and nuclear power and Australia is the world's largest uranium manufacturer.

A large number of these minerals are being supplied by Australia to other nations where they're converted into refined products. It is also a heartening fact that the most safe mines in the world are situated.

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