1144.0 - Directory of Mining Statistics, 2002  
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NAME OF COLLECTION
Quantity and Value of Minerals and Petroleum, Western Australia

Contact
Principal Financial Analyst
Analysis Branch
Investment Attraction Division
Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources, Western Australia
SGIO Atrium,
168 St Georges Terrace
PERTH WA 6000

Telephone: Perth 08 9327 5587
Facsimile: Perth 08 9222 3862
Email: jill.gregory@mpr.wa.gov.au
Web site: <http://www.mpr.wa.gov.au>

Purpose
Minerals and petroleum production data for local government areas in Western Australia are a by-product of the royalties collection process.

Description
Under legislation, mining lease holders in Western Australia who have recorded production are required to submit a production report to the Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources (Western Australia) each month, and a royalty return to the Department each quarter.

The same applies to petroleum production licence holders, except that both production reports and royalty returns are submitted monthly.

Main data detail

  • minerals;
  • petroleum;
  • local government area;
  • quantity;
  • value; and
  • metallic content of selected minerals.

Geographic coverage
All local government areas in Western Australia.

Frequency of data availability
Six-monthly with annual data.

Reference period
Years ended 30 June and 31 December.

Historical data
Data are available from 1985.

Products and services
Publication

  • Statistics Digest

Other
  • Data are available as an Acrobat file on the web site of the Department of Minerals and Petroleum Resources (Western Australia).

Example of information available

SUMMARY DETAILS OF THE VALUE OF PRODUCTION OF SELECTED MAJOR COMMODITIES - WA
1997
$m
1998
$m
1999
$m
2000
$m
2001
$m
Alumina
2,084.7
2,429.7
2,311.4
3,187.5
3,766.6
Total base metals
190.5
200.1
283.1
398.5
374.7
Coal
260.5
249.4
268.0
257.8
258.2
Diamonds
421.2
642.4
640.1
713.7
499.5
Gold
3,414.6
3,477.7
2,940.0
3,078.7
3,227.6
Total heavy mineral sands
688.2
697.6
688.5
862.9
909.2
Iron ore
3,633.3
4,103.9
3,517.2
4,365.2
5,245.9
Manganese ore
22.2
8.1
13.2
33.6
76.1
Nickel metal
1,136.0
1,039.1
1,085.0
2,243.3
2,081.3
Total petroleum products
5,157.1
4,457.2
4,826.6
9,960.0
9,984.8
Salt
172.1
210.2
212.7
197.3
249.2
Other
186.3
264.3
230.5
454.7
517.7
Total
17,366.7
17,780.3
17,016.1
25,753.1
27,190.9



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