South Australia leads the country in wine and brandy production and is a significant supplier of meat, wood, printing, cement and concrete products, iron and steel, motor vehicles, appliances and electrical equipment. The State has a well developed mineral industry and in recent years crude oil and natural gas have surpassed coal and iron ore as the major products. The Cooper Basin in the north-east supplies Adelaide and Sydney with natural gas and is Australia's major on-shore natural gas source. A copper and uranium mine is located at Roxby Downs in the mid north, significant amounts of iron and steel are produced at Whyalla. Coober Pedy and Andamooka are important centres for opal mining.
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