1384.6 - Statistics - Tasmania, 2008
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 19/02/2007 Ceased
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The quarrying of limestone is the earliest recorded mining activity in Tasmania for non-metallic minerals other than coal. The occurrence of limestone is widespread in western and northern Tasmania, and there are extensive resources of silica throughout Tasmania. Dolomite occurs in a number of places in the north west, central and southern Tasmania.
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