澳大利亚矿业
采矿在澳大利亚长期以来一直都是重要的第一产业,为澳大利亚经济提供外汇收入和就业机会。历史上,在澳大利亚发现矿材亦促进了移民和人口增长,尤其在1850年代的淘金热时期。不同种类的矿石、宝石和矿物在过去曾经被开采,当中很多依然在全国各地开采中。
主要矿物
矿物 | 世界排名 | 占全球产量 |
---|---|---|
铁矿 | 2 | 25%[1] |
镍 | 4 | 9%[2] |
铝 | 2 | 29%[3] |
铜 | 5[4] | |
金 | 2 | 9.2%[5] |
银 | 4 | 6%[6] |
铀 | 3 | 11%[7] |
参考
- ^ 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).