Mining Industry

The History

• First started with the discovery of silver and copper in SA in the 1840's
• First Gold Rush started in 1851
• Second Gold Rush occurred in 1893
• Lead and zinc was discovered in 1883

Employment

• At the mine site where they extract the ore
• Sites where they process the ore to produce metal
• Sites where they convert the metal into other products

International challenges/competitions

• Australia exports most of the materials that are made here
• Australia has to compete with competitors trying to sell the same thing for a better cost
• During a boom, selling products is fairly easy but during down turns, it is hard

Mining in the future

• The future looks bright because Australia is efficient, has world class mining operations and has large deposits of a range of mental generating ores.

Pioneers & Leading figures

Helping the Australian economy

Government laws

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