Western Australia is the largest state in Australia, with abundant natural resources including minerals, petroleum, precious metals and gems. It has a massive investment in major resource projects totaling over $100 billion, with the mining and petroleum sector comprising 95% of exports. Iron ore and liquefied natural gas are the top commodities. The state contains over half of Australia's economic demonstrated resources for iron ore. It also has significant bauxite, nickel, gold and base metals resources. Western Australia aims to attract more investment from countries like India and provides various services to support trade and investment.

1. Government of Western Australia Department of State Development
Welcome to Western Australia
Presenter: Bhanu Rahoni
Manager – Trade and Investment, Government of Western Australia

2. 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
Commodity
Committed/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 2010-11
A$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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WA’s top 10 export destinations

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Western Australia
Rich 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 resources
Cu: 8.9 Mt
Pb: 9.5 Mt
Zn: 7.5 Mt
8
59
184
183
Base Metal (Cu, Pb, Zn) Projects*
Mine
Advanced
Exploration
Exploration
Grass Roots
n = 434
*Base metals may
not be primary

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Extending the search elsewhere
Golden Grove
1394 kt Zn, 782 kt Cu, 128 kt Pb
Quinns–Austin
58 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
Magellan
1463 kt Pb
DeGrussa
600 kt Cu, 658 920 oz Au, 5.1 Moz Ag
Bentley
Discovered in late 2008
226 kt Zn, 42 kt Cu, 14 kt Pb,
435 561 oz Au, 8.9 Moz Ag
Boddington
1351 kt Cu and 30 Moz Au
Abra
3.7Mt Pb, 201 kt Cu, 93 kt
Zn, 21 Moz Ag
Yuinmery
1.1Mt @ 1.8%Cu & 0.8g/t Au
Recent discoveries
make WA a base
metal hot spot
New base
metal
prospective
zone
Proterozoic
Archean
Horseshoe Lights
4.9Mt @ 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: Bhanu.RAHONI@dsd.wa.gov.au
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

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