Australian Mining Industry Outlook – Market Opportunities and Entry Strategies, Analyses and Forecasts to 2016

Synopsis

The report provides top-level market analysis, information and insights into the Australian mining industry including:

- In-depth analysis of the Australian mining industry
- Detailed analysis of market attractiveness, covering the key trends, drivers, regulatory frameworks and challenges
- Detailed production figures for a period of ten years (2007–2016)
- Detailed imports and exports figures for key minerals for a period of five years (2006–2010)
- Description and analysis of the competitive landscape and the industry structure for key minerals

Scope

- This report provides a comprehensive analysis of the Australian mining industry
- It provides historical values for the Australian mining industry for the report’s 2007–2011 review period and forecast figures for the 2012–2016 forecast period
- It offers a detailed analysis of production, consumption, imports and exports of key minerals in terms of volume as well as value
- It details the regulatory framework for the mining industry in Australia
- It covers an exhaustive summary on key trends, drivers and issues affecting the mining industry
- Using Porter’s industry-standard “Five Forces” analysis, it details the competitive landscape for the mining industry in Australia
- The scope of this report is primarily confined to coal, two major metallic (iron ore and silver) and two non-metallic minerals (fluorspar and salt) which constitute a major part of the country's total mining industry

Reasons To Buy

- Gain insights into the Australian mining industry – the economy shaping the global mining industry
- Identify the key market trends, opportunities and challenges
- Assess industry structure and competitive landscape for key minerals, enabling the formulation of effective market-entry strategies
- Assess the growth opportunities and industry dynamics by knowing production, consumption, imports and exports figures for key minerals both in terms of volume and value
- Analyze the regulatory environment governing the mining industry

Key Highlights

- Australia’s iron ore production output is expected to record a robust CAGR growth rate of 8.96% over the forecast period, with the country’s iron ore production increasing from 465 million tons in 2011 to 706.9 million tons in 2016.
- Australia’s coal production output is expected to record average annual growth rates of 6.5% over the forecast period, from 405mtpa in 2011 to 561mtpa in 2016. The BRICdata forecast for coal production in Australia was revised down from 425mtpa to 405mtpa in 2011, due to the effects of flooding which postponed mining production in Queensland at the start of the year.
-The proposed 40% tax on mining company profits has not significantly affected investments in the Australian mining industry, since several new coal and iron ore mining projects were announced in the country after the tax was first proposed.
- Due to its strong growth potential and high-quality infrastructure, Australia contains some of the leading companies within the global mining industry. Multinationals operating in the Australian mining industry include companies such as BHP Billiton, Newcrest Mining, Rio Tinto, Norilsk Nickel and Xstrata. SHOW LESS READ MORE >

1 Executive Summary

2 Mining Industry Outlook in Australia
2.1 Mining Industry Market Size and Growth Potential
2.2 Market Share and Production Trend Analysis by Mining Category

3 Mining Industry Key Trends, Growth Drivers and Challenges
3.1 Key Trends and Growth Drivers
3.2 End User Market Dynamics
3.3 Macroeconomic Drivers
3.6 Challenges

4 Mining Equipment Market Size and Growth Potential

5 Regulatory Framework
5.1 Regulation of Foreign Investments
5.2 Organization Health and Safety (OHS) Standards
5.3 Market Entry Route

6 Benchmarking with Key Global Markets
6.1 Copper
6.2 Diamond
6.3 Iron Ore
6.4 Nickel
6.5 Bauxite
6.6 Gold

7 Industry Structure and Dynamics of Coal, Metallic and Non-Metallic Mining
7.1 Five Forces Analysis: Coal
7.1.1 Bargaining power of supplier: medium
7.1.2 Bargaining power of buyer: medium to high
7.1.3 Barrier to entry: medium
7.1.4 Intensity of rivalry: medium
7.1.5 Threat of substitution: medium to high
7.2 Five Forces Analysis: Metallic Minerals
7.2.1 Bargaining power of supplier: medium to high
7.2.2 Bargaining power of buyer: low to high
7.2.3 Barrier to entry: medium
7.2.4 Intensity of rivalry: low to medium
7.2.5 Threat of substitution: low to medium
7.3 Five Forces Analysis: Non-Metallic Minerals
7.3.1 Bargaining power of supplier: low to medium
7.3.2 Bargaining power of buyer: low
7.3.3 Barrier to entry: low
7.3.4 Intensity of rivalry: high
7.3.5 Threat of substitution: low
7.4 Five Forces Analysis: Mining Equipment
7.4.1 Bargaining power of supplier: low to medium
7.4.2 Bargaining power of buyer: low to medium
7.4.3 Barrier to entry: medium
7.4.4 Intensity of rivalry: medium to high
7.4.5 Threat of substitution: low

8 Coal
8.1 Overview of Coal Mining Category
8.2 Reserves, Production and Consumption
8.2.1 Total reserves
8.2.2 Total production
8.2.3 Total consumption
8.3 Imports and Exports
8.3.1 Coal import
8.3.2 Coal export
8.4 Top Active Projects
8.5 Key Processing Units
8.6 News and Deals
8.7 Competitive Landscape

9 Iron Ore
9.1 Overview of Iron Ore Mining Sub-Category
9.2 Reserves, Production and Consumption
9.2.1 Total reserves
9.2.2 Total production
9.2.3 Total consumption
9.3 Imports and Exports
9.3.1 Iron ore import
9.3.2 Iron ore export
9.4 Top Active Projects
9.5 Key Processing Units
9.6 News and Deals
9.7 Competitive Landscape

10 Phosphate Rock
10.1 Overview of Phosphate Rock Mining Sub-Category
10.2 Reserves, Production and Consumption
10.2.1 Total reserves
10.2.2 Production
10.2.3 Consumption
10.3 Imports and Exports
10.3.1 Phosphate rock imports
10.3.2 Phosphate rock export
10.4 Top Active Projects
10.5 Key Processing Units
10.6 News and Deals
10.7 Competitive Landscape

11 Salt
11.1 Overview of Salt Mining Sub-Category
11.2 Reserves, Production and Consumption
11.2.1 Total reserves
11.2.2 Total production volume
11.2.3 Total production value
11.2.4 Total consumption
11.3 Imports and Exports
11.3.1 Salt imports
11.3.2 Salt exports
11.4 Top Active Projects
11.5 Key Processing Units
11.6 News and Deals
11.7 Competitive Landscape

12 Competitive Landscape and Strategic Insights
12.1 Competitive Landscape: Overview
12.2 Key Companies
12.2.2 BHP Billiton Ltd: recent announcements and strategic initiatives
12.2.3 BHP Billiton Ltd: products
12.2.5 Rio Tinto Ltd: recent announcements and strategic initiatives
12.2.6 Rio Tinto Ltd: products and services
12.2.7 Fortescue Metals Group Ltd (Fortescue): overview
12.2.8 Fortescue Metals Group Ltd (Fortescue): recent announcements and strategic initiatives
12.2.9 Fortescue Metals Group Ltd (Fortescue): products
12.2.10 BlueScope Steel Ltd: overview
12.2.11 BlueScope Steel Ltd: recent announcements and strategic initiatives
12.2.12 BlueScope Steel Ltd: products
12.2.13 OZ Minerals: overview
12.2.14 OZ Minerals Ltd: recent announcements and strategic initiatives
12.2.15 Alcoa of Australia Ltd: overview
12.2.16 Alcoa of Australia Ltd: recent announcements and strategic initiatives
12.2.17 Alcoa of Australia Ltd: products and services
12.2.18 Xstrata Australia: overview
12.2.19 Xstrata Australia: recent announcements and strategic initiatives
12.2.20 Xstrata Australia: products and services

13 Appendix
13.1 About BRICdata
13.1.1 Areas of expertise
13.2 Methodology
13.3 Definitions
13.4 Disclaimer

List of Tables

Table 1: Investments and Announcements of Capacity Expansions by Key Australian Mining Operators in 2008–2009
Table 2: Australian GDP at Constant Prices (US$ Billion), 2007–2016 (Base Year 1999–2000)
Table 3: Australian Inflation Rate (%), 2007–2016
Table 4: Australian Mining Industry Entry Strategy of Foreign Companies,
Table 5: Australian Coal Production Volume (Million Tons), 2007–2011
Table 6: Australian Coal Production Volume (Million Tons), 2012–2016
Table 7: Australian Coal Production Value (AUD Billion), 2007–2011
Table 8: Australian Coal Production Value (US$ Billion), 2007–2011
Table 9: Australian Coal Production Value (AUD Billion), 2012–2016
Table 10: Australian Coal Production Value (US$ Billion), 2012–2016
Table 11: Australian Coal Consumption Volume (Million Tons), 2007–2011
Table 12: Australian Coal Import Volume (Million Tons), 2006–2010
Table 13: Australian Coal Export Volume (Million Tons), 2006–2010
Table 14: Key Australian Coal Mining Projects, 2011–2016
Table 15: Key Australian Coal Mines*
Table 16: Australian Iron Ore Production Volume (Million Tons), 2007–2011
Table 17: Australian Iron Ore Production Volume (Million Tons), 2012–2016
Table 18: Australian Iron Ore Production Value (AUD Million), 2007–2011
Table 19: Australian Iron Ore Production Value (US$ Million), 2007–2011
Table 20: Australian Iron Ore Production Value (AUD Million), 2012–2016
Table 21: Australian Iron Ore Production Value (US$ Million), 2012–2016
Table 22: Australian Iron Ore Consumption Volume (Million Tons), 2007–2011
Table 23: Australian Iron Ore Import Volume (Million Tons), 2006–2011
Table 24: Australian Iron Ore Export Volume (Million Tons), 2006–2011
Table 25: Key Projects
Table 26: Key Australian Iron Ore Processing Units
Table 27: Australian Phosphate Rock Production Volume (Thousand Tons), 2007–2011
Table 28: Australian Phosphate Rock Production Volume (Thousand Tons), 2012–2016
Table 29: Australian Phosphate Rock Production Value (AUD Million), 2007–2011
Table 30: Australian Phosphate Rock Production Value (US$ Million), 2007–2011
Table 31: Australian Phosphate Rock Production Value (AUD Million), 2012–2016
Table 32: Australian Phosphate Rock Production Value (US$ Million), 2012–2016
Table 33: Australian Phosphate Rock Consumption Volume (Thousand Tons), 2007–2011
Table 34: Australian Phosphate Rock Import Volume (Thousand Tons), 2007–2011
Table 35: Australian Phosphate Rock Export Volume (Thousand Tons), 2007–2011
Table 36: Australian Salt Production Volume (Million Tons), 2007–2011
Table 37: Australian Salt Production Volume (Million Tons), 2012–2016
Table 38: Australian Salt Production Value (AUD Million), 2007–2011
Table 39: Australian Salt Production Value (US$ Million), 2007–2011
Table 40: Australian Salt Production Value (AUD Million), 2012–2016
Table 41: Australian Salt Production Value (US$ Million), 2012–2016
Table 42: Australian Salt Consumption Volume (Million Tons), 2007–2011
Table 43: Australian Salt Import Volume (Million Tons), 2007–2011
Table 44: Australian Salt Export Volume (Million Tons), 2007–2011
Table 45: Key Australian Salt Mining Processing Units
Table 46: Production Capacities of Leading Australian Salt Producers
Table 47: Australian Leading Mining Companies – Financial Comparison (US$ Million), 2007–2011
Table 48: Exchange Rate (US$–AUD), 2007–2016

List of Figures

Figure 1: Australian Mining Production Volume (Million Tons), 2007–2016
Figure 2: Australian Mining Industry Production Volume by Mineral Category (% Share), 2011 and 2016
Figure 3: Australian Coal Production Volume (Million Tons), 2007–2016
Figure 4: Australian Iron Ore Production Volume (Million Tons), 2007–2016
Figure 5: Australian Bauxite Production Volume (Million Tons), 2007–2016
Figure 6: Australian Phosphate Rock Production Volume (Million Tons), 2007–2016
Figure 7: Australian Salt Production Volume (Million Tons), 2007–2016
Figure 8: Australian Electricity Production (Billion Kilowatt Hours), 2007–2016
Figure 9: Australian Automobile Production Trend (Units), 2007–2016
Figure 10: Australian Construction Net Output at Current Prices (US$ Billion), 2007–2016
Figure 11: Australian GDP at Constant Prices (US$ Billion), 2007–2016 (Base Year 1999–2000)
Figure 12: Australian Inflation Rate (%), 2007–2016
Figure 13: Australian Manufacturing Net Output at Current Prices (US$ Billion), 2007–2016
Figure 14: Australian Electricity Consumption (Billion Kilowatt Hours), 2007–2016
Figure 15: Australian Crude Steel Production (Million Metric Tons), 2007–2016
Figure 16: Australian Mining and Construction Equipment Industry (US$ Billion), 2007–2011
Figure 17: Global Copper Production and Reserves in Volume Terms (% Share), 2010
Figure 18: Global Industrial Diamond Production and Reserves in Volume Terms (% Share), 2010
Figure 19: Global Iron Ore Production and Reserves in Volume Terms (% Share), 2010
Figure 20: Global Nickel Production and Reserves in Volume Terms (% Share), 2010
Figure 21: Global Bauxite Production and Reserves in Volume Terms (% Share), 2010
Figure 22: Global Gold Production and Reserves in Volume Terms (% Share), 2010
Figure 23: Australian Mining Industry Dynamics: Coal Category
Figure 24: Australian Mining Industry Dynamics: Metallic Minerals Category
Figure 25: Australian Mining Industry Dynamics: Non-Metallic Minerals Category
Figure 26: Australian Mining Industry Dynamics: Mining Equipment Industry
Figure 27: Australian Coal Production Volume (Million Tons), 2007–2011
Figure 28: Australian Coal Production Volume (Million Tons), 2012–2016
Figure 29: Australian Coal Production Value (AUD Billion), 2007–2011
Figure 30: Australian Coal Production Value (AUD Million), 2012–2016
Figure 31: Australian Coal Consumption Volume (Million Tons), 2007–2011
Figure 32: Australian Coal Import Volume (Million Tons), 2006–2010
Figure 33: Australian Coal Export Volume (Million Tons), 2006–2010
Figure 34: Australian Leading Coal Producers (% Share), 2011
Figure 35: Australian Iron Ore Production Volume (Million Tons), 2007–2011
Figure 36: Australian Iron Ore Production Volume (Million Tons), 2012–2016
Figure 37: Australian Iron Ore Production Value (AUD Million), 2007–2011
Figure 38: Australian Iron Ore Production Value (AUD Million), 2012–2016
Figure 39: Australian Iron Ore Consumption Value (Million Tons), 2007–2016
Figure 40: Australian Iron Ore Import Volume (Million Tons), 2006–2011
Figure 41: Australian Iron Ore Export Volume (Million Tons), 2006–2011
Figure 42: Australian Leading Iron Ore Producers (% Share), 2011
Figure 43: Australian Phosphate Rock Production Volume (Thousand Tons), 2007–2011
Figure 44: Australian Phosphate Rock Production Volume (Thousand Tons), 2012–2016
Figure 45: Australian Phosphate Rock Production Value (AUD Million), 2007–2011
Figure 46: Australian Phosphate Rock Production Value (AUD Million), 2012–2016
Figure 47: Australian Phosphate Rock Consumption Volume (Thousand Tons), 2007–2011
Figure 48: Australian Phosphate Rock Import Volume (Thousand Tons), 2007–2011
Figure 49: Australian Phosphate Rock Export Volume (Thousand Tons), 2007–2011
Figure 50: Australian Salt Production Operations
Figure 51: Australian Salt Production Volume (Million Tons), 2007–2011
Figure 52: Australian Salt Production Volume (Million Tons), 2012–2016
Figure 53: Australian Salt Production Value (AUD Million), 2007–2011
Figure 54: Australian Salt Production Value (AUD Million), 2012–2016
Figure 55: Australian Salt Consumption Volume (Million Tons), 2007–2011
Figure 56: Australian Salt Import Volume (Million Tons), 2007–2011
Figure 57: Australian Salt Export Volume (Million Tons), 2007–2011
Figure 58: Australian Leading Mining Companies – Revenue Comparison (US$ Million), 2007–2011

Australia is one of the leading producers of several minerals within the global mining industry. Australia possesses substantial deposits of a variety of minerals including iron ore, nickel, bauxite, copper, gold, silver, uranium, diamonds, zinc and coal. BRICdata expects that the volume of minerals produced from the Australian mining industry will increase from 994.7 million tons in 2011 to 1.4 billion tons in 2016, at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.41% over the forecast period (2012–2016). This growth will be influenced by the relatively low value of mining in 2011, since flooding in the country postponed mining activities. However, the growth in mining production volume will also benefit from the completion of new mining projects across the country, most notably projects by Rio Tinto, BHP Billiton and Xstrata.

- Rio Tinto
- BHP Billiton
- Xstrata
- Newcrest Mining Limited
- BlueScope Steel
- OZ Minerals Ltd
- Alcoa of Australia