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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;