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Compiled by Dr. Joe Herbertson
June 2001
Sustainable Resource Processing
What is the value of minerals transformation to Australia?
•Minerals transformed Value of Australian transformed       Cumulative percentage
•in Australia, in order of value    virgin production (to           of Australian value
• specified form)1 / Billion US$
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•Aluminium metal 2.7 31%
•Gold - total virgin metal 2.7 63%
•Iron metal (steel) 0.88 73%
•Nickel - total metallic content 0.51 79%
•Nickel metal (included in total nickel)2 0.51
•Copper metal 0.46 84%
•Titanium in titanium dioxide pigment 0.43 89%
•Cement (Portland) 0.41 94%
•Zinc metal 0.32 97%
•Lead metal 0.19
•Silver - total virgin metal 0.03
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•1: Value refers only to extraction undertaken in Australia ( i.e. excludes value of Australian ores processed elsewhere).
•2: Nickel metal includes relatively small proportion of nickel oxide, not separately distinguished.
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