Mining in the Pilbara

Conference 2014

John Lally

CEO, KDCCI

Who am I?

• CEO, Karratha and Districts Chamber of Commerce and Industry

• Deputy Mayor, City of Karratha • Chairman, Australia China Business Council

(Pilbara Committee) • Among other things…

About us

KDCCI

Mining and Resources

Government

Community

SME

STRONG, INDEPENDENT VOICE

MEMBER BUSINESSES

GOVERNED BY A VOLUNTEER EXECUTIVE

BOARD

We believe a strong local economy, which provides outstanding

opportunities for employment and investment, education and training,

builds better communities.

Business Excellence Awards Pilbara Pulse Economic Summit Business After Hours

KDCCI Corporate Golf Day

www.kdcci.asn.au

Pilbara Pulse Economic Summit Business After Hours

What we do…

www.kdcci.asn.au

Engagement

KDCCI

Business

Government

Community SME

Industry

2015 and beyond…

• Supply and Logistics • Agribusiness • Tourism

• Renewable Energy • Education

• Technology and Innovation

Construction > Production

Increased throughput across Pilbara ports

Increased export earnings

Ex(port)

Anketell Port

4 March, 2010

WA Govt. announcement

10 June 2011

WA Govt. releases study

results into marine-based Common User

Facility

9 May 2012

WA Govt. moves to

acquire land for Anketell Port

1 Feb 2013

WA Minister for

Environment issues State

Environmental Approval

17 May 2013

Federal Environmental Minister issues

Federal Environmental

Approval

?

United States

$US145 billion

Netherlands

$US121 billion

Germany

$US71 billion

Leading global food exporters

Australia’s food exports were worth about $21 billion in 2012-2013

Aquaculture is the fastest

growing sector in global food production

$70 million 2014

$5 billion 2050

Q. Could mine site dewatering

technologies help support land-based

agriculture in the Pilbara?

Tourists spend almost $100 billion a year on holiday in Australia

About 6.6 million overseas visitors arrived in Australia in

2013-2014

What renewable energy sources is the world using? Source: International Energy Agency

Education

International student commencements by sector 2005-2014. Source: Austrade.

Technology and Innovation

Affordability

“The Pilbara costs of doing business are far higher than the rest of WA

and most of Australia”

RDA Pilbara, Cost of Doing Business in the Pilbara, May 2013

“The economic opportunity, if we put the infrastructure in place is just tremendous.”

- Rupert Murdoch