Mining covers the areas of:
- Mineral exploration, extraction and processing
- Dredging and drilling (including site investigation, wells, oil, gas and environmental drilling)
- Refining and smelting
- Quarrying
- Oil and gas extraction and treatment
- Services to the mining industry
Associations, peak bodies & government organisations
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Australian Mines & Metals Association
Association of Mining and Exploration Companies
Minerals Council of Australia
Career profiles
Find out about the types of jobs that people do in the mining industries.