Three Springs Mine
  Three Springs Mine Location in Australia | |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Products | Talc |
| Production | 240,000 tonnes |
| Financial year | 2004 |
| Company | Imerys |
| Acquired | 2011 |
Three Springs Mine is a talc open cut mine located outside of Three Springs, Western Australia. It is owned by Imerys.
History
The deposit was discovered during a well sinking operation in the 1940s. it was initially worked initially as an underground mine until 1961 when Western Mining Corporation (WMC) acquired a 50% shareholding and an open cut mine was established. WMC took full ownership in 1987.[1]
In August 2001, Rio Tinto acquired the mine.[2] In 2011 Rio Tinto sold it to Imerys.[3][4]
It is the oldest and most productive talc mine in the Southern Hemisphere, and the second-most productive talc mine in the world, with annual production in 2004 of 240,000 tonnes.[5]
References
- ↑ Three Springs Talcs Mine InHerit
- ↑ Completion of Three Springs Talc Mine & Processing Plant Acquisition Rio Tinto 26 September 2001
- ↑ Rio Tinto Gets $340 Million Bid For Talc Unit New York Times 23 February 2011
- ↑ Imerys buy of Rio Tinto talc unit wins EU okay Reuters 8 July 2011
- ↑ Local Attractions & Places of Interest Shire of Three Springs
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