Talison Minerals
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Talison Minerals Pty Ltd was a mining
company based in Australia
. It was split into Talison Lithium and Talison Tantalum, now known as Global Advanced Metals, in 2009. The two largest mining operations of the company have been near Greenbushes, Western Australia
and Wodgina, Pilbara Region, Western Australia
.
Mining
Mining is the extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials from the earth, from an ore body, vein or seam. The term also includes the removal of soil. Materials recovered by mining include base metals, precious metals, iron, uranium, coal, diamonds, limestone, oil shale, rock...
company based in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. It was split into Talison Lithium and Talison Tantalum, now known as Global Advanced Metals, in 2009. The two largest mining operations of the company have been near Greenbushes, Western Australia
Greenbushes, Western Australia
Greenbushes is a timber and mining town located in the South West region of Western Australia.-History:Greenbushes was founded as a mining town in 1888 following a surveyor's discovery of tin in 1886. Greenbushes was named after the bright green bushes that contrasted against the grey eucalyptus...
and Wodgina, Pilbara Region, Western Australia
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
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