Indicator: LD-12 Quantity and dollar value of raw materials from non-living terrestrial sources
Data
The following tables provide time series data on quantities and value of various mineral commodities produced in Australia between 1997 and 2002.
| Mineral | Quantity | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Units | 1997-98 | 1998-99 | 1999-2000 | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | |
| Bauxite | Mt | 44 | 46 | 51 | 55 | 54 |
| Copper ore and concentrates | 000 t | 1677 | 1864 | 2340 | 2577 | 2590 |
| Gold products | t | 317 | 303 | 299 | 296 | 264 |
| Iron ore and concentrates | Mt | 161 | 153 | 160 | 176 | 185 |
| Lead ore and concentrates | 000 t | 838 | 963 | 988 | 1000 | 1020 |
| Manganese ore and concentrates | 000 t | 1647 | 1630 | 1755 | 1948 | 1779 |
| Nickel and products | 000 t | 134 | 127 | 141 | 197 | 207 |
| Limenite | 000 t | 2392 | 2156 | 2134 | 2092 | 1843 |
| Rutile | 000 t | 247 | 214 | 185 | 209 | 207 |
| Synthetic rutile | 000 t | 662 | 569 | 566 | 650 | 612 |
| Titanium dioxide pigment | 000 t | 162 | 164 | 168 | 181 | 186 |
| Zinc ore and concentrates | 000 t | 1973 | 2139 | 2343 | 2697 | 2715 |
| Zircon concentrate | 000 t | 409 | 385 | 372 | 377 | 389 |
| Diamonds | 000 ct | 43046 | 35948 | 29672 | 22475 | 30676 |
| Salt | 000 t | 9035 | 9203 | 9610 | 9492 | 9213 |
Source: Yearbook Australia 2004, Mining: Major Commodities, Table 16.25
| Mineral | 1997-98 | 1998-99 | 1999-2000 | 2000-01 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bauxite | na | na | na | na |
| Copper ore and concentrates | 1376 | 1397 | 1503 | 2303 |
| Gold bullion | 4972 | 4532 | 3851 | 1189 |
| Iron ore and concentrates | 3922 | 4307 | 3605 | 4938 |
| Lead ore and concentrates | 402 | 525 | 469 | 849 |
| Manganese ore and concentrates | na | na | na | na |
| Nickel ore and concentrates | na | na | na | 1865 |
| Limenite | 189 | 212 | 288 | 169 |
| Rutile | 186 | 182 | 184 | 117 |
| Synthetic rutile | na | na | na | na |
| Titanium dioxide pigment | na | na | na | na |
| Zinc ore and concentrates | 695 | 739 | 934 | 1483 |
| Zircon concentrate | 218 | 179 | 284 | 202 |
| Diamonds | na | na | na | 634 |
| Salt | na | na | na | na |
| TOTAL VALUE | 11960 | 12073 | 11118 | 13749 |
Source: Yearbook Australia 2004, Mining: Major Commodities, Table 16.26
All mineral extraction in Australia (other than petroleum and natural gas, dealt with under LD-11 Total energy value of land-based energy fuels from non-living sources produced in Australia) is from terrestrial rather than marine sources.
Source: ABARE 2002, Mineral Exploration in Australia, Trends, Economic Impacts and Policy Issues, eReport 02.1, viewed 1 Dec 2005, http://www.abareconomics.com/, p 12.
What the data mean
Quantities and values of particular materials have varied considerably from year to year but the aggregated value of raw minerals has remained fairly constant, between $m11 000 and $m14 000, over the recorded period.
Data Limitations
The extent of the land’s contribution of raw materials to human life is not environmentally significant in its own right but provide a baseline for tracking changes in the contribution of minerals from land sources to human life which may result from either the declining condition of the resource or from societal responses to that decline. It will be useful to track changes in the quantities and value of materials produced against future declines and/or improvements in the aspects of the land environment that are vulnerable to degradation, including degradation as a result of non-living material extraction, production and disposal.
Issues for which this is an indicator and why
Land - Contributions of land to human life - Non-living materials from the land
The weights and aggregated dollar value of non-living materials that the land is currently contributing to human life is one way of tracking the extent of these contributions. Aggregated weight of these materials is not a useful indicator because the different uses, usefulness and relative value of these commodities by weight differs vastly (eg gold vis a vis salt).
The indicator includes both exported and domestically consumed materials, since the exported materials contribute to national income.
Other indicators for this issue:
- LD-11 Total energy value of land-based energy fuels from non-living sources produced in Australia
- HS-48 Material Flows in Human Settlements
Human Settlements - Pressures created by human settlements on the environment - Material use
The quantity of non-living materials from terrestrial sources used by human settlements provides some insight into the scale of the pressure of extraction.
Other indicators for this issue:
- HS-48 Material Flows in Human Settlements
- CO-47 Quantity and dollar value of raw materials from non-living marine sources
Human Settlements - Services provided by the environment to human settlements - Minerals (including non-renewable energy sources)
Minerals from both terrestrial and marine sources provides an essential contribution to human settlements.
Other indicators for this issue:
- LD-11 Total energy value of land-based energy fuels from non-living sources produced in Australia
- CO-10 Total energy production from the Australian marine environment
- CO-47 Quantity and dollar value of raw materials from non-living marine sources
Further Information
Source: ABARE 2004, Australian Mineral Statistics, ABARE, GPO Box 1563 Canberra 2601, viewed 1 Dec 2005, http://www.abareconomics.com/.
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