Queensland's significant mineral mines, advanced mineral projects and new intersections
Queensland is widely recognised for its world-class endowment of base metals. It is the world´s second largest producer of lead (10.4% of global production), the third largest zinc producer (6.9%), the fifth largest silver producer (7.60%), and accounts for 1.30 per cent of global copper production.
Queensland leads Australia in copper, lead, silver and zinc production, as well as being Australia´s second-largest bauxite producer and the third-largest gold producer. It is expected to become an important producer of molybdenum and rhenium in the future. After coal, the base metals sector is the most important sector of the state´s mining industry. Most of the base metal production is from the North West Queensland Mineral Province, which is o
one of the world´s leading base metal provinces.
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