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The Broken Hill Minning Company is established
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The Brocken Hill Minning Company is disolved and incorperated into The Brocken Hill Proprietary Limited
BHP begins mining silver, lead and zinc deposits -
Smelting comences at Port Pirie, South Australia
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Firsy export of lead to china by BHP
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Leases are obtained over Iron Knob and Iron Baron iron-ore deposits in South Australia
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BHP commences iron-ore mining at Iron Knob
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BHP begins steelwroks operation at Newcastle, NSW, on 2 June