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'"Blue Sky Mine"' is a song by Australian rock band Midnight Oil, released in February 1990 as the first single from their seventh studio album, 'Blue Sky Mining' (1990). The song was inspired by the experiences of workers at the Wittenoom asbestos mines who contracted various asbestos-related diseases. The "blue" refers to blue asbestos, and the "sugar refining company" refers to the Colonial Sugar Refining Company Ltd, the owner of the mines.

"Blue Sky Mine" peaked at 7 on the Canadian 'RPM' Top Singles chart, No. 8 on the Australian Singles Chart, No. 47 on the US 'Billboard' Hot 100, and No. 1 on both the 'Billboard' Album Rock and Modern Rock charts. It charted the highest in New Zealand, where it reached No. 2 for two weeks in March 1990. In January 2018, as part of Triple M's "Ozzest 100", the 'most Australian' songs of all time, "Blue Sky Mine" was ranked number 39.

The Claudia Castle directed music video won the ARIA Award for Best Video at the ARIA Music Awards of 1991.ARIA Award previous winners.

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* List of Billboard Mainstream Rock number-one songs of the 1990s

* List of Billboard number-one alternative singles of the 1990s

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Category:1990 singles

Category:1990 songs

Category:ARIA Award-winning songs

Category:Columbia Records singles

Category:Environmental songs

Category:Midnight Oil songs

Category:Political songs

Category:Songs written by Bones Hillman

Category:Songs written by Jim Moginie

Category:Songs written by Martin Rotsey

Category:Songs written by Peter Garrett

Category:Songs written by Rob Hirst

Category:Works about mining

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