2008 data on Australia's Economic Demonstrated Resources (EDR) for 18 mineral commodities, including black coal, copper, gold, and iron ore. The dataset provides analysis of mineral exploration expenditures for the calendar year 2008, world rankings, and indicative resource life estimates. It was published by the Australian Ocean Data Network.
Use Cases
- Analyze trends in Economic Demonstrated Resources based on reported increases and decreases for 18 commodities
- Compare Australia's world ranking for mineral resources based on listed commodities like uranium and zinc
- Estimate resource life for mining projects based on AEDR/production ratios mentioned for commodities like diamonds and gold
- Study the impact of global financial crises on mineral investment based on the description's analysis
Strengths
- Focuses on 18 specific mineral commodities with detailed 2008 status
- Provides world rankings for multiple commodities, indicating Australia's global position
- Includes indicative resource life estimates for commodities like diamonds (10 years) and gold (30 years)
- Analyzes exploration expenditure trends for the calendar year 2008
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
- Data may reflect temporal bias inherent to data_gov_au, being a snapshot from 2008
Provenance
- Source
- Australian Ocean Data Network
- Time Range
- 2008
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04-16 15:53:53.147246; freshness should be verified
- Geography
- Australia