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At the end of June 2012, the Australian Mining industry employed 195,000 persons of which Exploration and other mining support services and Coal mining accounted for 25.6% (or about 50,000 persons) and 23.6% (or about 46,000 persons), respectively. Iron ore mining accounted for a further 13.8% (or about 27,000 persons) of Mining industry employment.