australia's identified mineral resources 2004 - Geoscience Australia
australia's identified mineral resources 2004 - Geoscience Australia
australia's identified mineral resources 2004 - Geoscience Australia
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AUSTRALIA’S IDENTIFIED MINERAL RESOURCES <strong>2004</strong><br />
TABLE 4. <strong>Australia</strong>n production and exports of selected <strong>mineral</strong> products 2003–04.<br />
Commodity Production Exports Export value<br />
$ million<br />
Aluminium<br />
Bauxite (Mt) 56.316 173<br />
Alumina (Mt) 16.796 13.538 3767<br />
Aluminium (Mt) 1.880 1.546 3435<br />
Coal<br />
Black raw (Mt) 362.22<br />
Black saleable (Mt) 285.86 219.46 10 893<br />
Brown 67.86<br />
Copper<br />
Ores and concentrates (kt) 2340 1288 1237<br />
Refined primary (kt) 458 301 929<br />
Diamond (kc) 24 310 26 667 531<br />
Gold<br />
Mine production (t) 260<br />
Refined (t) (a) 397 315 5510<br />
Iron and Steel<br />
Ore and Pellets (Mt) 222.28 194.853 5216<br />
Iron and steel (Mt) 9.445 3.818 2049<br />
Lead<br />
Ores and concentrates (kt) 960 417 385<br />
Refined (kt) 247 231 199<br />
Bullion (kt) 143 113 139<br />
Manganese<br />
Ores and concentrates (kt) 3062 2603 385<br />
Mineral sands<br />
Ilmenite concentrates (kt) 1925 782 82<br />
Rutile concentrates (kt) 154 146 95<br />
Synthetic rutile (kt) 696 470 255<br />
Titanium dioxide pigment (kt) 196 165 399<br />
Zircon concentrates (kt) 451 426 240<br />
Nickel<br />
Concentrate (kt Ni) 185<br />
Refined (kt) 234 (b) 215 3088 (c)<br />
Uranium (t U 3 O 8 ) 9538 9099 364<br />
Zinc<br />
Ores and concentrates (kt) 2536 1855 673<br />
Refined (kt) 499 396 557<br />
73<br />
Notes for Table 4<br />
Source: <strong>Australia</strong>n Mineral Statistics, ABARE, June quarter <strong>2004</strong><br />
<strong>Australia</strong>n Commodities ABARE, September <strong>2004</strong><br />
t = tonnes; kt = 10 3 t; Mt = 10 6 t; kc = 10 3 carats<br />
(a) Includes primary and secondary gold of <strong>Australia</strong>n and overseas origin<br />
(b) Sum of products in the Intermediate nickel, 99% Ni categories<br />
(c) Sum of all nickel product export values.