Pushpin Map: | Western Australia |
Pushpin Label: | Three Springs Mine |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Australia |
Coordinates: | -29.5124°N 115.86°W |
Place: | Three Springs |
Subdivision Type: | Territory |
State/Province: | Western Australia |
Country: | Australia |
Owner: | Imerys |
Acquisition Year: | 2011 |
Products: | Talc (240,000 tonnes) |
Three Springs Mine is a talc mine located outside of Three Springs, Western Australia. Owned and operated by the Imerys Group, a French-based company,[1] the mine is the oldest and most productive talc mine in the southern hemisphere, and the second-most productive talc mine in the world, with recent annual production of 240,000 tonnes.[2] Rio Tinto acquired the mine in 2001 from the Western Mining Corporation for US$27.8 million.[1]