bhanu-wa mining 2014
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Government of Western Australia Department of State Development
Welcome to Western AustraliaPresenter: Bhanu Rahoni
Manager – Trade and Investment, Government of Western Australia
Government of Western Australia Department of State Development
About Western Australia
• Nation’s largest state
• Abundance of natural resources: minerals, petroleum, precious metals and gems
• Relaxed lifestyle with high quality infrastructure.
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MAJOR PROJECTS CAPEX $USMillion
CommodityCommitted/
Under Construction
Planned Possible
Alumina 2,737 1,500 Gold 833 75 228 Iron Ore 22,799 25,808 22,851 Nickel 164 2,705 5,094 Other Minerals, Commodities and Infrastructure
15,261 6,466 11,196
41,794 36,554 39,369 Crude Oil and Condensate 1,800
LNG 57,000 72,950 37,000 Gas 6,010 5,615 1,300 Pipelines and Infrastructure 65 800
64,875 79,365 38,300
Total Forecast Investment 106,669 115,919 77,669
Massive investment in major resource projects
(as at 1 March 2011)
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Exports by sector 2010-11A$111.7 billion total merchandise exports
Source: Department of Agriculture and Food WA and Department of Mines and Petroleum
Mining and petroleum; 95%
Agriculture, fisheries and forestry; 5%
A$111.7 billion total merchandise exports
46 per cent of the national total
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Western AustraliaRich in Resources and METS
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Base Metals - Plenty of investment opportunities
• 31 new discoveries in 2010• Variety of tectonic units• Many have by-product Au, Ag or Ni• Continuation of recent discoveries
in Proterozoic rocks
New Cu, Pb, Zn discoveries in 2010
WA’s Cu resourcesCu: 8.9 MtPb: 9.5 MtZn: 7.5 Mt
859
184
183
Base Metal (Cu, Pb, Zn) Projects*
Mine
Advanced Explo-ration
Exploration
Grass Roots
n = 434
*Base metals may not be primary fo-cus of exploration
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Extending the search elsewhere
Golden Grove1394 kt Zn, 782 kt Cu, 128 kt Pb
Quinns–Austin58 m at 2% Cu, 0.42 g/t Au and 8.6 g/t Ag inc. 5 m at 10.2% Cu, 2 g//t Au and
36.4 g/t Ag
Magellan1463 kt Pb
DeGrussa600 kt Cu, 658 920 oz Au, 5.1 Moz Ag
BentleyDiscovered in late 2008
226 kt Zn, 42 kt Cu, 14 kt Pb, 435 561 oz Au, 8.9 Moz Ag
Boddington1351 kt Cu and 30 Moz Au
Abra3.7Mt Pb, 201 kt Cu, 93 kt
Zn, 21 Moz Ag
Yuinmery1.1Mt @ 1.8%Cu & 0.8g/t Au
Recent discoveries make WA a base metal hot spot
New base metal prospective zone
Proterozoic
Archean
Horseshoe Lights4.9Mt @ 1% Cu for 48kt Cu
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Iron Ore – Big Projects
• WA has almost all of Australia's EDR* - about 92% occurring in the Pilbara district
*Economic demonstrated resource
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Manganese
WA has 50 year history of producing metallurgical grade manganese.
2009 production of 900 kt of mn ore from Woodie Woodie and Horse Shoe South mines
Current mineral resources contain 37 500 kt of mn
Baramine Mn prospect in the Pilbara region
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Mineral Sands Industry
Iluka Resources Ltd
Bemax Resources Ltd
Tiwest joint venture &
Doral Mineral Sands Pty Ltd
Rutile, ilmenite, Zircon and Monazite
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Remote control technologies and automation system solutions
Airborne and ground geophysics, and GPS positioning
Exploration and 3D mine design software, including mine production management and control, and data management solutions
Drilling and blasting services, including drilling fluids and down hole instrumentation
EPC management services
Resource services are world-class
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WA Mining Services Companies
Surface and underground mining equipment simulators
World’s most wear resistant fused alloy steel plate
Best-known for their mobile lighting technology
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Perth is an attractive base
• The global players are here, and not just in mining:
- Gemcom - Fenner Dunlop - BHP
Billiton- IBM - ThyssenKrupp - Alcoa- Newmont - Mitsubishi - CAE- Raytheon - GE - Polysius- Chevron - ConocoPhillips - Shell- Siemens - Bristow Helicopters - Metso- Cobham - GL Noble Denton - Rio Tinto
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• Nifty Copper: Aditya Birla Limited
• Collie – Griffin Coal: Lanco Infratech Ltd
• Collie Coal to Urea project: Perdaman Chemicals & Fertilisers
• Duchess – Paradise Coal: Gujarat NRE Minerals Ltd
• NMDC’s latest investment in Legacy Iron Ore mine
Significant Indian mining investments in WA
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WA wants to attract more investment from India
USA; 31%
Canada; 5%
UK; 27%
China; 16%
Japan; 2%NZ; 6%
Sth Korea; 2%
India 2%
Other; 8%
Foreign Exploration & Development Investment 2009-10
Source: Foreign Investment Review Board
North America = 37%
Total Foreign Investment 2009-10: $80.92 Billion
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Government of WA Trade & Investment office
• We Assist Western Australian Companies to Access commercial Opportunities in India.
• We Assist Indian Companies Interested in Sourcing Goods and Services from Western Australia.
• We Assist Indian Companies Interested in Investing in Western Australia
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Further information
Government of Western Australia
Trade and Investment office
Bhanu Rahoni Manager – Trade and Investment
Tel: +91 22 6630 3973/ 76
Email: [email protected]
Websites: www.watoindia.in and www.dsd.wa.gov.au
Government of Western Australia – Trade and Investment office
93, Jolly Maker Chambers 2, Nariman Point
Mumbai 400 021