About
South32 is a globally diversified mining and metals company producing bauxite, alumina, aluminium, energy and metallurgical coal, manganese, nickel, silver, lead and zinc at our operations in Australia, Southern Africa and South America.
Our purpose is to make a difference by developing natural resources, improving people's lives now and for generations to come.
Taking its name from the sheep and cattle station where it was found, our Cannington mine in North West Queensland, is one of the world’s largest producers of silver and lead.
The deposit was first discovered as an anomaly in an aerial survey of the region, nearly 30 years ago.
A lot has happened since then.
Production at the mine has been underway for 20 years and it now produces seven per cent of the world’s lead and six per cent of the world’s silver.