Premier Jay Weatherill of South Australia wants to lure mining companies to the state from Western Australia.
The ABC reports he has been involved in a series of meetings in Perth with companies including Rio Tinto and Shell.
"We're trying to attract the mining services companies to use South Australia as a base, a hub for providing mining services for around the nation," Mr Weatherill said.
"It's beginning to happen but we think that there is an ideal location here in South Australia to service the whole of the mining industry, not just around Australia but around the world."
