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The town of Broken Hill in far west NSW, Australia, is home to the richest deposits of silver, lead and zinc in the world.
Because of its rich mining history, Australia's Broken Hill Proprietary Company (joined with Billiton to become BHP-Billiton) now has extensive mines in many countries.
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