South Australia hosts a diverse commodity base resulting from a wide variety of mineral systems and geological terranes

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South Australia is a globally important producer of copper, uranium and zircon, and is emerging as a significant producer of iron ore, particularly in the form of magnetite iron ore that can be used in the production of green steel.

South Australia also produces gold, silver, industrial minerals (including salt, silica sand and gypsum) and extractive materials (including dimension stone and opal), and has many developing projects on critical minerals such as graphite, kaolin-halloysite and rare earth elements. The state also has a history of lead and zinc production.

Metallic minerals

Energy minerals

Industrial minerals

Extractive minerals

Gemstones