BHP

By carmichaels01509

  • Brocken Hill

    Charles Rasp a bountry rider believed he had discovered tin on ' broken hill'. And then the 'Broken Hill' mining company was established.

  • BHP began mining

    BHP began mining silver,lead,and zinc deposits. The Brocken Hill company is dissovled ans incorpotated into 'Brocken Hill Proprietary.

  • Smelting

    Smelting commences at Port Pirie,
    South Australia.

  • First export

    First export of lead to China by BHP.

  • leases are obtained

    Leases are obtained over iron knob and Iron Baron iron-ore deportd in South Austrila.

  • mining at iron knob

    BHP commences iron-ore mining at Iron Knob.

  • Steelworks

    BHP begins steelworks opreation at NewCastle, NSW, 2nd June.

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