Editing Mining (section)

=== Oceania ===
Gold and coal mining started in Australia and New Zealand in the 19th century. [[Nickel mining in New Caledonia|Nickel]] has become important in the economy of [[New Caledonia]].{{Cn|date=March 2024}}

In [[Fiji]], in 1934, the Emperor Gold Mining Company Ltd. established operations at [[Vatukoula]], followed in 1935 by the Loloma Gold Mines, N.L., and then by Fiji Mines Development Ltd. (aka Dolphin Mines Ltd.). These developments ushered in a "mining boom", with gold production rising more than a hundred-fold, from 931.4 oz in 1934 to 107,788.5 oz in 1939, an order of magnitude then comparable to the combined output of New Zealand and Australia's eastern states.<ref>Fiji through the Prism of Geology and Mines Inspection. Chapter 5 in: White F. (2020). Miner with a Heart of Gold: biography of a mineral science and engineering educator. Friesen Press, Victoria. ISBN 978-1-5255-7765-9 (Hardcover) 978-1-5255-7766-6 (Paperback) 978-1-5255-7767-3 (eBook)</ref>