The value of minerals produced from Tasmanian mines in 2003-04 was $545.5m, an increase of 15.2% on the previous year. The main reason for this growth was increased demand for base metals due to growth of China’s economy.
Production of metallic minerals accounted for 84.8% of production in 2003-04.
VALUE OF MINING PRODUCTION(a), Tasmania
|
 | 2002-03 | 2003-04 |
 |  |  |
 | $m | $m |
|
| Metallic minerals | 404.8 | 462.8 |
| Non-metallic and fuel minerals | 41.4 | 48.6 |
| Construction materials | 27.2 | 34.0 |
| Total | 473.4 | 545.5 |
(a) Minor discrepancies may occur between the sum of the individual components and totals due to rounding.
Source: Mineral Resources Tasmania, Annual Review 2003-04. |
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