Mining Supply
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
Mining refers to the extraction of naturally occurring minerals, in addition to mineral exploration and activities that are services to mining and exploration such as surveying and ore testing.
The industry is centred in the west and northwest areas of the State and the minerals extracted include copper, iron ore, zinc, lead, gold, silver, nickel, magnetite,scheelite and tin. Coal mining takes place on a very small scale by Australian standards. Non-metallic minerals extracted include: silica, limestone, and dolomite. Mining of construction material also occurs.
Specific information on mining companies is available at:
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3rd September 2008 by the Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources, State of Tasmania. Questions concerning this site or its content can be submitted via the feedback form, by mail to GPO Box 936, Hobart, TAS, Australia, 7001 or by phoning +61 3 6233 5168.
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