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Mining in Australia


Today through the 3M Mining Initiative, 3M provides mining operations with a number of industry leading technologies.

Our mission at 3M Mining Australia is to build dynamic relationships with key mining companies operating in the Australian Mining Industry.

Our aim is to add value to mining, smelting and refining market segments with environmental health and safety programs, identifying and providing productivity improvements and help with reducing product application gaps. Our strategies have been developed to further improve the worth of 3M as a Company along with the value of our products and services to the mining sector.

A Brief History of 3M

3M’s long standing relationship with the Mining Industry began on the shores of Lake Superior in 1902, when the Company was formed to mine corundum for use in sandpaper and other abrasive products.

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