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The value of Tasmania's metal and mineral exports exceeded $1,000m in 2000-01. Exports of non-ferrous metals accounted for 32.6% of the value of Tasmania's exports in 2000-01, while exports of metalliferous ores and metal scrap accounted for another 10.0%
Zinc continued to be Tasmania's most valuable commodity export in 2000-01, at $417m, an increase of 11.0% from 1999-2000. Zinc is produced from ores and concentrates from the Pasminco mines at Rosebery, and also from concentrates imported to Tasmania from mainland States.
Aluminium exports totalled $372m in 2000-01, an increase of 22.9% from 1999-2000. Aluminium is manufactured in Tasmania from ores and concentrates imported from mainland States and overseas.
METAL AND MINERAL EXPORTS, Tasmania
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 | | 1999-2000 | 2000-01 | Change |
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| Commodity(a) | $’000 | $’000 | % |
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| Non-ferrous metals | | | |
| Copper | 3,254 | 4,074 | 25.2 |
| Aluminium | 302,967 | 372,292 | 22.9 |
| Zinc | 375,417 | 416,746 | 11.0 |
| Tin | 94 | - | . . |
| Miscellaneous non-ferrous base metals employed in metallurgy, and cermets | 171 | 173 | 1.4 |
| Total | 681,903 | 793,286 | 16.3 |
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| Metalliferous ores and metal scrap | | | |
| Iron ore and concentrates | 52,224 | 57,336 | 9.8 |
| Ferrous waste and scrap; remelting ingots of iron or steel | 2,973 | 4,985 | 67.7 |
| Copper ores and concentrates; copper mattes, cement copper | 67,059 | 92,453 | 37.9 |
| Lead ores and concentrates | 18,137 | 3,539 | -80.5 |
| Zinc ores and concentrates | 29,493 | - | . . |
| Tin ores and concentrates | 68,751 | 73,642 | 7.1 |
| Manganese ores & conc (incl. those of manganiferous iron with a manganese content of 20% or more by dry wt) | - | 4,641 | . . |
| Tungsten (or wolfram) ores and concentrates | - | 293 | . . |
| Ash and residues containing metals or metallic compounds (excl. ash from iron and steel manufacture) | 25 | 1,200 | . . |
| Copper waste and scrap | 521 | 846 | 62.3 |
| Aluminium waste and scrap | 3,104 | 3,431 | 10.5 |
| Lead waste and scrap | 296 | - | . . |
| Total | 242,584 | 242,366 | -0.1 |
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| Iron and steel | 10,216 | 4,209 | -58.8 |
| Crude fertilisers (excl. those of Division 56) and crude minerals (excl. coal, petroleum and precious stones) | 454 | 852 | 87.7 |
| Petroleum, petroleum products and related materials | 295 | 300 | 1.9 |
| Gas, natural and manufactured | 2 | - | . . |
- nil or rounded to zero
. . not applicable
Source: ABS data available on request, International Trade database. |
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