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| | Mining in Australia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | Mining in Australia is a significant primary industry and contributor to the economy of Australia and encouraged immigration to Australia. |
 | | Australia's population changed dramatically as a result of the rushes: in 1851 the population was 437,655 and a decade later it was 1,151,947; the rapid growth was predominantly a result of the new chums (recent immigrants from the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth states) who contributed the 'rush'. |
 | | Australia is the world's largest exporter of coal (35% of international trade), iron ore, lead, diamonds, rutile, zinc and zirconium, second largest of gold and uranium, and third largest of aluminium. |
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