澳大利亞礦業
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採礦在澳大利亞長期以來一直都是重要的第一產業,為澳大利亞經濟提供外匯收入和就業機會。歷史上,在澳大利亞發現礦材亦促進了移民和人口增長,尤其在1850年代的淘金熱時期。不同種類的礦石、寶石和礦物在過去曾經被開採,當中很多依然在全國各地開採中。
主要礦物
礦物 | 世界排名 | 佔全球產量 |
---|---|---|
鐵礦 | 2 | 25%[1] |
鎳 | 4 | 9%[2] |
鋁 | 2 | 29%[3] |
銅 | 5[4] | |
金 | 2 | 9.2%[5] |
銀 | 4 | 6%[6] |
鈾 | 3 | 11%[7] |
參考
- ^ Tuck, Christopher A. Mineral Commodity Summaries 2016 (pdf). Reston, VA: U.S. Geological Survey: 90–91. 28 January 2016 [22 February 2017]. (原始内容存档 (PDF)于2017-05-13).
- ^ Kuck, Peter H. Mineral Commodity Summaries – Nickel (PDF). United States Geological Survey. 28 January 2016 [28 January 2017]. (原始内容存档 (PDF)于2018-08-15).
- ^ Bray, E. Lee. Mineral Commodity Summaries – Bauxite and Alumina (PDF). United States Geological Survey: 32–33. January 2016 [28 January 2017]. (原始内容存档 (PDF)于2019-03-30).
- ^ Brininstool, Mark. Mineral Commodity Summaries – Copper (PDF). United States Geological Survey. January 2016 [28 January 2017]. (原始内容存档 (PDF)于2018-12-15).
- ^ Gold Mining Map and Gold Production in 2016 – World Gold Council. gold.org. [5 July 2017]. (原始内容存档于2018-09-29) (英语).
- ^ George, Micheal W. Mineral Commodity Summaries 2016 (pdf). Reston, VA: U.S. Geological Survey: 152–153. 28 January 2016 [22 February 2017]. (原始内容存档 (PDF)于2019-01-10).
- ^ World Uranium Mining. World Nuclear Association. September 2011 [19 November 2011]. (原始内容存档于2018-12-26).