Dolomite (Industrial) Refer also to Limestone (Industrial)
The largest dolomite mining operation in Australia is at Ardrossan on northern Yorke Peninsula, where Arrium Mining Ltd operates a quarry, crushing plant and shiploading facility. Full production was commenced by BHP in 1950, with production in 2013 in the order of 400,000 tonne. The dolomite is fine grained, dense, and yellow to brown in colour.