Mining in Australia

Tiwi Islands Project 560km from Alice Spring MIN NG 50 employees Mines: Mineral Sands IN AUSTRALIA Alcan Gove Mine Gove Peninsula Granites Gold Mine 560km from Alice Spring 851 employees Mines: Bauxite/Alumina 202 employees Mines: Gold Gemco Mine Groote Eylandt No employee data Mines: Manganese Ranger Mine 260km from Darwin McArthur River 45km from Borroloola 202 employees Bootu Creek Project Mines: Uranium 560+ employees Oxide 215km from Tennant Creek Mines: Zinc/Lead 200+ employees Mines: Manganese MINING IS A GROWING INDUSTRY IN AUSTRALIA 225,000 GRAPH KEY 200,000 175,000 150,000 125,000 TOTAL ANNUAL 100,000 INCOME ($M) 75,000 50,000 25,000 EMPLOYMENT FIGURES 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 MOST COMMONLY MINED MATERIALS & THEIR USES Coal (black coal and brown coal) Bauxite Most common use: Most common use: Most often used for electricity generation, steel production and cement manufacturing and is also regularly used as a liquid fuel Conversion to alumina for the production of aluminium metal Iron Ore and Concentrate Most common use: Used in blast furnaces to make pig iron which is the main material used in steelmaking Salt Most common use: Used mainly to control ice and make icy conditions safer on highways across Australia Manganese Ore Phosphate Rock Most common use: Mostly used in manufacturing iron and steel, but is also important for use in dry cell batteries, aluminium, copper and plant fertilisers Most common use: Used to produce phosphate fertilisers and animal feeds AUSTRALIA'S GLOBAL MINING IMPACT Coal Bauxite Iron Ore 5% 28% 16% Australia were responsible for 5% of global coal production Australia were responsible for 28% of global bauxite production in 2011 Australia were responsible for 16% of global iron ore production in 2011 in 2011 Silver Gold Diamonds 7.4% 9.9% 6.1% Australia were responsible for 7.4% of global silver production in 2011 Australia were responsible for 9.9% of global gold production in 2011 Australia were responsible for 6.1% of global diamond production in 2011 ApplyDirect http://www.applydirect.com.au/ SOURCES: www.australiamineatlas.gov.uk | www.nt.gov.au | www.riotintoalcan.com net.grundfos.com | www.territoryresources.com.au | www.mcarthurrivermine.com.au www.energyres.com.au | www.infomine.com www.abs.gov.au www.worldcoal.org www.ga.gov.au | www.geo.msu.edu | www.ausstats.abs.gov.au | www.riotintoironore.com