Australia's Identified Mineral Resources 2009 provides information and analysis of mineral exploration expenditures for the calendar year 2008. The report details changes in Economic Demonstrated Resources (EDR) for 18 commodities, world rankings, and resource life estimates for major minerals. It was published by the Australian Ocean Data Network.
Use Cases
- Analyze trends in Australia's mineral reserves based on reported increases and decreases in Economic Demonstrated Resources (EDR)
- Compare Australia's global ranking for mineral commodities based on its world-leading EDR for several resources
- Estimate resource life and sustainability of mining production based on AEDR to production ratios mentioned in the description
- Study the impact of global financial crises and investment decisions on mineral exploitation based on the analysis provided
Strengths
- Provides detailed analysis for 18 specific mineral commodities, including black coal, copper, gold, and iron ore
- Includes world rankings for Australia's resources, showing it leads in brown coal, nickel, silver, uranium, zinc, and lead
- Offers resource life estimates for commodities, with specific figures like diamonds (10 years), manganese ore (20 years), and gold (30 years)
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
- Last updated 2026-05-05 04:28:32.080756; freshness should be verified
Provenance
- Source
- Australian Ocean Data Network
- Time Range
- 2008 (calendar year)
- Geography
- Australia