The Australian Quarrying Industry
Key facts about Aggregates and the Australian Quarrying Industry
- Australia requires about 400,000 tonnes of aggregates per day to satisfy our need for shelter and community infrastructure;
- Annual production of aggregates for building and construction was an estimated 130 million tonnes in 2000;
- Value ex-quarry of aggregates for building and construction is an estimated $1.3 billion
- Aggregate usage equates to 7 tonnes per person per year;
- A typical house uses approximately 60 tonnes of aggregates in its construction and about 100 tonnes with driveway and yard;
- Quarrying industry directly employs over 7000 people working in over 2500 quarries; but
- 25% of the quarries produce about 75% of the total aggregates;
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