Australia's Identified Mineral Resources 2011 Annual Assessment

Australia's Identified Mineral Resources is an annual nationwide assessment providing a long-term view of mineral resources available for mining. The 2011 revised edition includes Economic Demonstrated Resources (EDR), JORC Code ore reserves for comparison, and evaluations of long-term trends, world rankings, and industry developments. It was published by the Australian Ocean Data Network and last updated in June 2024.

Use Cases

• Analyze long-term trends in Australia's mineral resource availability based on the annual assessment.
• Compare short-to-medium-term mineral stocks using JORC Code ore reserves data included for comparison.
• Benchmark Australia's mineral resources against global competitors using the world rankings evaluation.
• Review significant exploration results and mining industry developments summarized in the assessment.

Strengths

• Provides an annual, nationwide assessment of mineral resources.
• Includes both long-term (EDR) and short-to-medium-term (JORC reserves) perspectives on mineral stocks.
• Contains evaluations of long-term trends and world rankings.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data is from a 2011 assessment with minor revisions in 2014; its freshness should be verified for current applications.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Annual nationwide assessment.

Time Range

Assessment year 2011.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-04 06:01:38.545535; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Australia