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Bhanu-WA Mining 2014
- 1. Government of WesternAustralia Department of State Development Welcome to Western Australia Presenter: Bhanu Rahoni Manager – Trade and Investment, Government of Western Australia
- 2. Government of WesternAustralia 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.
- 3. Government of WesternAustralia Department of State Development 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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- 5. Government of WesternAustralia Department of State Development 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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- 7. Government of WesternAustralia Department of State Development WA’s top 10 export destinations
- 8. Government of WesternAustralia Department of State Development Western Australia Rich in Resources and METS
- 9. Government of WesternAustralia Department of State Development 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
- 10. Government of WesternAustralia Department of State Development 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
- 11. Government of WesternAustralia Department of State Development Iron Ore – Big Projects •WA has almost all of Australia's EDR* - about 92% occurring in the Pilbara district *Economic demonstrated resource
- 12. Government of WesternAustralia Department of State Development 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
- 13. Government of WesternAustralia Department of State Development Mineral Sands Industry Iluka Resources Ltd Bemax Resources Ltd Tiwest joint venture & Doral Mineral Sands Pty Ltd Rutile, ilmenite, Zircon and Monazite
- 14. Government of WesternAustralia Department of State Development 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
- 15. Government of WesternAustralia Department of State Development 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
- 16. Government of WesternAustralia Department of State Development 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
- 17. Government of WesternAustralia Department of State Development • 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
- 18. Government of WesternAustralia Department of State Development 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
- 19. Government of WesternAustralia Department of State Development 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
- 20. Government of WesternAustralia Department of State Development 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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