Copper Demand
Links:
Mineral Resources Tasmania (MRT)
Department of Economic Development and Tourism
University of Tasmania - School of Earth Sciences
Australian Bureau of Statistics
Australian Government Geoscience Portal
Association of Mining and Exploration Companies
Australian Securities Exchange
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
Cooperative Research Centre for Australian Mineral Exploration Technologies (CRC AMET)
Cooperative Research Centre for Landscape Environments and Mineral Exploration (CRC LEME)
Mining Industry Consultants Association
Predictive Mineral Discovery Cooperative Research Centre
Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics (ABARE)
The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy
Fraser Institute Annual Survey of Mining Companies 2005/2006
Tasmania has only one dedicated copper mine, the Mt Lyell mine operated by Copper Mines of Tasmania Pty Ltd. Copper concentrate is produced by the Zinifex mine at Rosebery as a secondary activity to its zinc and lead production.
Graph 1: Tasmanian Copper Production in Tonnes 1997-2006
Source: Mineral Resources Tasmania, Annual Reviews 1997-98 to 2005-06
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