Mining South Australia: on the rise
BHP’s Olympic Dam mine. Image: BHP. SOUTH Australia’s mining industry is seeing a renaissance with numerous new projects and the completion of several major developments. WITH more than $1 billion committed to the development of mining and mining infrastructure across South Australia, the mining industry is continuing to be an important economic contributor. South Australia Mineral Resources and Energy minister Dan van Holst Pellekaan said that mining was one of the key pillars of the State’s economy. “The resources sector already supports jobs and business opportunities in this State and increasing the number of mines through exploration and expanding the ability of existing mines to increase production and mine-life will further broaden the critical role the sector plays in the…