Australia's Mineral Resource and Production Estimates for 2009

Estimates of Australia's mineral resources at the end of December 2009 for major and minor commodities, based on data available to Geoscience Australia. The report compares these long-term resource estimates with national ore reserves and includes mine production data from the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences. It also provides analysis of mineral exploration expenditures for the 2008-09 period and calendar year 2009.

Use Cases

• Compare long-term resource estimates with short-term industry ore reserves based on the analysis described.
• Analyze trends in mineral exploration expenditure for the 2008-09 period as mentioned in the description.
• Benchmark Australia's mineral resources against world rankings calculated from United States Geological Survey publications.
• Study significant industry developments summarized in the report.

Strengths

• Provides resource estimates for all major and several minor mineral commodities.
• Integrates data from multiple authoritative sources including Geoscience Australia and the United States Geological Survey.
• Includes analysis of exploration expenditure trends for two distinct periods (2008-09 and calendar year 2009).

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last updated 2026-05-14 03:35:08.795425; freshness should be verified.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to data_gov_au, focusing solely on Australia.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia Data

Collection Method

Based on published and unpublished data available to Geoscience Australia, with production figures from the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences.

Time Range

Resources estimated at end of December 2009; exploration expenditure analyzed for 2008-09 and calendar year 2009.

Freshness

Data reflects the 2009 calendar year; report published in 2010.

Geography

Australia