Rosebery, Tasmania
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Rosebery is a town on the west coast of Tasmania, Australia. It lies on the Murchison Highway, 25 km east of Zeehan. It has a population of 1637 (1991 census) and is part of the Municipality of West Coast.
Like most of the west coast, Rosebery is a mining town. In the 1890s, gold, lead, zinc and copper were all discovered in the area. This lasted until the mine's closure in 1913. However in 1927 the Mount Lyell Company revived the mines, and today they are still going (under the name of Pasminco).