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Mining in Australia, 2011-2026

Mining in Australia is a highly cyclical industry, but along an upward long term trend. Rapid economic growth in developing, metals and energy intensive economies such as China and India continues to drive strong demand for Australian resources, despite the prospect of weaker economic growth in Europe and the United States. Over the next five years, the minerals cycle will continue to exhibit high volatility. This will have far-reaching consequences for owner and contract miners regarding mining investment, operations and mine maintenance.

While the current global outlook remains challenging, the medium to long term outlook is more positive. The key strategic questions facing organisations operating in the Australian mining sector include:

How will the current outlook for global growth impact on demand (and prices) for commodities?
How strong will the current upswing in mining investment be in Australia, and how long will it last?
Which commodities have the brightest outlook for demand, investment and production over the next five years?
What are the implications for construction companies, materials and equipment suppliers and contract miners in Australia?
What are the key risks to the outlook going forward (e.g. world growth, climate policies, capacity issues, skills, regulation)?

These and other issues are addressed in our flagship mining study, Mining in Australia 2011-2026.

This study is the only source of market information and forecasts for mineral commodity markets and activities undertaken at each stage of the mine life cycle; from infrastructure set-up, to mining operations and asset maintenance. The report is an invaluable planning and strategy tool for organisations operating in and servicing the mining sector.

Each type of mining-related activity has its own cyclical pattern and influences, and overlaying this are the divergent cycles in each mineral commodity. This report navigates through all of these market segments and influences to provide clear data, analysis and forecasts.

*Please note all prices include GST.

Detailed Industry Databases
This report compiles comprehensive historical data covering mining-related activity, broken down:

By type of activity:
- investment (including construction, plant and equipment, and exploration)
- mining operations (including production and value of contract mining)
- maintenance (including owner and contractor splits)
By mineral commodity
By in-house/owner-operator versus contract work

Forecasts
For all of these categories we provide annual forecasts for the next five years (to 2016) followed by two five-year averages (to 2026). These forecasts derive from our long established and respected forecasting methodologies.

Commentary on Market Developments and Outlook
The forecasts are backed up by extensive written rationale covering all of the major influences on levels of activity, in each activity category and mineral sector.

Project lists, Commodity Prices and World Economy
The supporting information behind the forecasts includes lists of major projects, with assumed timing and values. The report also contains commentary and forecasts for world economic growth, with a consideration of factors affecting global supply and demand by commodity and commodity prices, with discussion of the implications for the outlook.

Choice of Full Report Subscription or Individual Commodity Outlooks
The new report is organised along commodity lines, with detailed analysis of the different drivers affecting mining activity for each commodity. Subscribers can choose to subscribe to the whole report or separate, self-contained Australian Commodity Outlooks covering coal, oil and gas, iron ore, copper, gold, silver-lead-zinc, mineral sands, other metal ores or other mining. Each Commodity Outlook includes a recap of global market conditions, project lists, historical data and forecasts for investment, production, value of contract mining and maintenance for that commodity.

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Contact:

Adrian Hart

PH: +61 2 8458 4233