During 2020, there were 11 operating mines mining ilmenite (an ore of titanium) in Australia. The country has invested more into the exploration and mining of critical minerals in recent years.
Number of operating mines of selected critical mineral commodities in Australia in 2020
The number of operating mines counts individual mines that operated during 2020 and thus contributed to production. Some of these mines may belong to larger, multi-mine operations and some may have closed during or since 2020.
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Geoscience Australia. (April 1, 2022). Number of operating mines of selected critical mineral commodities in Australia in 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1302893/australia-critical-mineral-operating-mines/
Geoscience Australia. "Number of operating mines of selected critical mineral commodities in Australia in 2020." Chart. April 1, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1302893/australia-critical-mineral-operating-mines/
Geoscience Australia. (2022). Number of operating mines of selected critical mineral commodities in Australia in 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1302893/australia-critical-mineral-operating-mines/
Geoscience Australia. "Number of Operating Mines of Selected Critical Mineral Commodities in Australia in 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Apr 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1302893/australia-critical-mineral-operating-mines/
Geoscience Australia, Number of operating mines of selected critical mineral commodities in Australia in 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1302893/australia-critical-mineral-operating-mines/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Number of operating mines of selected critical mineral commodities in Australia in 2020 [Graph], Geoscience Australia, April 1, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1302893/australia-critical-mineral-operating-mines/
