Blue Sky Mining
Album by Midnight Oil
Released	February 1990
Recorded	1989
Genre	Rock
Length	46:52
Label	Columbia
Producer(s)	Warne Livesey & Midnight Oil
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link
Midnight Oil chronology
Diesel and Dust (1987)	Blue Sky Mining (1990)	Scream in Blue (Live) (1992)

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Track listing

1. "Blue Sky Mine" (Midnight Oil)
2. "Stars of Warburton" (James Moginie, Peter Garrett)
3. "Bedlam Bridge" (Robert Hirst)
4. "Forgotten Years" (Hirst, Moginie)
5. "Mountains of Burma" (Hirst)
6. "King of the Mountain" (Hirst, Moginie)
7. "River Runs Red" (Hirst, Moginie)
8. "Shakers and Movers" (Moginie, Garrett)
9. "One Country" (Moginie, Garrett)
10. "Antarctica" (Moginie, Hirst, Martin Rotsey, Garrett)

Personnel

• Bones Hillman: Bass, Vocals
• Martin Rotsey: Guitars, Vocals
• Robert Hirst: Drums, Vocals
• Peter Garrett: Lead Vocals
• Jim Moginie: Guitars, Keyboards, Vocals

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External links

• Midnight Oil