Minerals Yearbook: Mineral Industries of Asia and the Pacific. Volume 3. 1992International Review

摘要

The countries of Asia and the Pacific have large resources of diverse minerals.Australia and China have extensive mineralization that are commercially being exploited. The major minerals in Australia with known reserves adequate for both domestic demand and export markets include bauxite, clays, copper, diamond, gold, iron ore, lead, manganese, mineral sands (titanium minerals), nickel, salt, silver, tin, uranium, and zinc.