Government of Western Australia

Western Australia Mining and METS Capabilities

Presented By – Bhanu Rahoni

Manager – Trade and Investment

Government of Western Australia Trade & Investment Office

Government of Western Australia

WA Economic Snapshot

5.1% economic growth 2012-13

5.0% unemployment rate

11% of Aust. population (2.5m)

33% of land area (2.5m km2)

16% of GDP ($243b, 5.1% growth)

27% of business investment ($71b)

48% of merchandise exports ($125b, Resources = $113b)

51% of resource projects under construction or committed ($146b)

Government of Western Australia

World leader in mineral & energy

production

WA’s share (quantity) of the world’s output of

mineral and petroleum commodities:

CommodityWestern

Australia

Rest of

Australia

Rest of

World

Zircon 15% 29% 56%

Salt 4% 0% 95%

Rutile 8% 61% 31%

Nickel 14% 0% 86%

LNG 6% 1% 92%

Iron ore 26% 1% 73%

Ilmenite 7% 4% 89%

Gold 6% 3% 91%

Garnet 15% 0% 85%

Diamonds 8% 0% 92%

Alumina 14% 9% 77%

Government of Western Australia

Major WA Commodities Output & Exports($ billion) 2013-14

Total Output : $121.6 bn

• Iron Ore $73.7 bn Oil & Gas $26.5 bn

• Gold $8.8 bn Alumina $4.3 bn

• Nickel $3.5 bn

Total Exports: $118.7 bn

Government of Western Australia

WA Exports 2013 ($bn)

Iron ore, $67.67

Gold, $13.41

Gas, $11.65

Petroleum$8.4

Confidential $6.71

Wheat, $2.40

Copper, $1.70

Nickel, $0.96

Other, $10.75

Government of Western Australia

India & WA: Top Commodities of Trade

State Indian Exports Indian Imports

Western Australia (WA) • Crude and refined

petroleum products

• Crude vegetable material

• Motor cars and vehicles

• Civil plant and equipment

• Heating & cooling

equipment

• Gold (non-monetary)

• Copper ores and conc.

• Petroleum Oils and oils

obtained from bituminous

minerals, crude

• Combined confidential

items

• Pigments, paints,

varnishes and related

materials

Government of Western Australia

WA Investment Environment

$146b resource projects under construction/committed

35% of ASX listed companies based in Perth

4.9%/a average 10 year growth

Highest weekly earnings among Australian States

Strategic location to Asian Pacific & Indian Ocean growth markets

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Government of Western Australia

WA: Preferred Investment Destination

• WA remained Australia’s leading mining

investment destination in 2013-14

• WA attracted 52 % of total mining investment in

Australia

• This investment was valued at AUD 90 bn

( Source: dmp.wa.gov.au )

Government of Western Australia

o Hindalco’s acquisition of the Nifty Copper Mine

o Oswal Group’s development of Burrup Fertiliser

o Lanco Infratech’s acquisition of Griffin Coal Mine

o Perdaman’s proposed development of Urea plant

o Tega Industries has a big presence

o NMDC acquired Legacy Iron Ore Mine

o Petronet LNG’s 20 year LNG purchase contract with Gorgon

• Major Indian investments in Western Australia

Government of Western Australia

Perth, Australia’s capital for Listed

Companies

755

ASX Number of Listed

Companies

Perth is home to;

• 35% of ASX listed Co.

• 58% of ASX listed

Resource Co.

Source: ASX, Nov 13

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Government of Western Australia

Resource Companies Choose Perth

• Resource listings

typically choose to list

via ASX’s Perth Office

• Of the WA-based

listings, around 79%

are from the

resources sectors.

Source: ASX, Nov 13

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Metals, Mining & Energy Industry Sector Listings by

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Government of Western Australia

• Consultancy

• Exploration

• Mining IT

• Niche Mining Equipments

• Beneficiation

• OHS

• Skills Training and Environment

METS: Mining Equipments, Technologies & Services

Government of Western Australia

Allight Sykes Pty Ltd: Lighting solutions and specialised pumps

Dassault Systems GEOVIA: Across all aspects of Mining IT

India Resources Ltd: Contract mining & MDO, both underground and

open cast

Studtech Pty Ltd: Wear resistant studs and stud welding units

L&M Radiator Pty Ltd/Mesabi: Flexible core heat exchangers

Visitors from WA companies:

Brierty Limited: Contract Mining & MDO, Open Cast

Immersive Technologies Pty Ltd: HEMM simulators, underground simulation

WA Companies at IMME 2014

Government of Western Australia Department of State Development

• Perth ranked 9th in

the EIU’s Global

Liveability Index

2014

• Consistently

ranked in EIU’s top

10 most liveable

cities since 2004

Perth, Dynamic Lifestyle and Location

Photos: City of Perth & Tourism WA

Government of Western Australia Department of State Development

Bhanu Rahoni

Manager – Trade and Investment

Tel: +91 22 6630 3973/ 76

Email: Bhanu.RAHONI@dsd.wa.gov.au

Websites: www.watoindia.in

www.dsd.wa.gov.au

Government of Western Australia – Trade and Investment office

93, Jolly Maker Chambers 2, Nariman Point

Mumbai 400 021

IMME 2014

Stand No. 195 A

Hanger B

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