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Mining in Australia Mining is one of the major economic activities in Australia and contributes a large share of the Australian economy. Since the ancient times, the mining activities in Australia were significantly used to prevent potential bankruptcy1. This means that the mining industry in Australia dates long ago in the times of colonies. Copper and silver mines were discovered in 1840s and became the leading exported minerals from the country. In 1841, silver became the first economic mineral, meaning it contributed a lot to the economic activities in the country. Later on, copper was discovered in several regions such as Kapunda in 1842, Burra in 1845 and Copper Triangle in 1861. The discoveries of copper overshadowed the mines of silver and copper became dominant. Later, in 1851, gold was discovered and went on to have a long lastingimpact o Australian economy2. During this time, about 40% of the world’s gold was produced in Australia. The population and immigration increased due to the gold mining in the country in what was termed as the ‘gold rush’34. Although much of the profits were sent to UK due to the immigration at the end of 19th century after the gold mines were exhausted, sufficient wealth remained which enhanced the development of the industries and infrastructure. Currently, it is estimated that all the states and territories in Australia engage in mining activities. About 0.02% of the Australia’s land surfaces are directly affected by the mining activities5. 1Carl, Grant, "State-and-Transition Models for Mining Restoration in Australia". (In Suding, 2013).2Joseph Gambogi, "Mineral Commodity Summaries 2016"(pdf). (Reston, VA: U.S. Geological Survey, (28 January 2016). pp.134–135.3 Nicolas, Brasch. Go facts Australia: gold in Australia. (Glebe, NSW Blake Education Pty Ltd, 2017)4 Dufty-Jones, Rae, and John Connell. Rural change in Australia: population, economy, environment. (London: Routledge, 2016) http://www.tandfebooks.com/isbn/9781315607153.5 South Australia. Mineral exploration in South Australia 2015: commodity highlights and achievements. 2016. https://sarigbasis.pir.sa.gov.au/WebtopEw/ws/samref/sarig1/image/DDD/RB201500036.pdf.

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