Charles Rasp believed he had discovered tin on "Broken Hill" in the Barrier Ranges, NSW.
Broken Hill Proprietary Company Limited (BHP) was established so Australia had it's first major mining and steel production company.
The Broken Hill Mining Company was incorportated into the Broken Hill Proprietary Company Limited (BHP) and began mining silver, lead and zinc deposits.
At Port Pirie in South Australia, smelting (blazing) began.
BHP's first export of lead to China.
In South Australia, leases were obtained over Iron Knob as well as Iron Barin iron-ore deposits.
The beginning of iron-ore mining at Iron Knob for BHP.
