TASMANIAN METALS BOOM
March 1st, 2005
BY MATTHEW BRACETASMANIA'S non-ferrous metals industry is enjoying a welcome resurgence with strong production targets for the next five to ten years.Miners in Australia's island state are reluctant to call it a "metals rush" but it is the most significant set of resource finds for more than 100 years.Mines are reporting markedly stronger performances, some with record production. Mining and exploration operations have identified in-ground metal resources totalling A$11 billion (GBPounds 4.4 billion) with nickel, copper and tin the main players. The total value ...
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