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Three Springs Mine
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| Location | Three Springs |
| Territory | Western Australia |
| Country | Australia |
| Owner | |
| Company | Luzenac Group (Rio Tinto Group subisidiary) |
| Production | |
| Products | Talc (240,000 tonnes) |
Three Springs Mine is a talc mine located outside of Three Springs, Western Australia. Owned and operated by the Luzenac Group, a French-based subsidiary of the mining giant Rio Tinto Group,[1] the mine is the oldest and most productive talc mine in the southern hemisphere, and the second-most productive talc mine in the world, with recent annual production of 240,000 tonnes.[2] Rio Tinto acquired the mine in 2001 from the Western Mining Corporation for US$ 27.8 million.[1]