Mining

Tasmania has remarkable geological diversity and more than a century's history as a significant minerals producer. The State exports ores and concentrates of iron, copper, lead, zinc, tin, high-grade silica and tungsten.

The total value of mining and metallurgical production in Tasmania was $1.82 billion in 2016/17. The mineral extraction and processing sector is Tasmania's largest export industry and accounts for more than 50 per cent of mercantile exports.

Tasmania has three large operating mines, including long-term producers Rosebery (zinc, lead, gold, copper, silver), Savage River (magnetite, which is converted into iron ore pellets at Port Latta) and the Renison Joint Venture a major Tin producer. A number of proposed projects are also in various stages of development.

Tasmania's major operating mines are:

• Rosebery Mine: silver, lead, zinc mining
• Renison Mine: tin mining
• Savage River Mine: magnetite (iron ore) mine
• Henty Mine: gold mining
• Cornwall Coal: coal mining in northeast Tasmania

Proposed projects include:

• Avebury Mine: nickel at Zeehan
• Mount Lindsay: iron and tin-tungsten
• King Island: scheelite

Mines on Care and Maintenance:

• Mt Lyell Mine: Copper mining at Queenstown
• Avebury Nickel Mine at Zeehan