COMMODITIES PRODUCED
INTRODUCTION
This Chapter presents information about mineral production in Australia based on data produced by the various state and Northern Territory departments as part of their administrative responsibilities. Minerals are tabulated in four major categories: metallic minerals; coal, oil and gas; construction materials; and other non-metallic minerals.
Readers should exercise caution when using these data, as:
- definitional requirements vary, as does the range of commodities upon which royalties are payable: the states and Northern Territory do not necessarily apply common definitions and standards when compiling the statistics;
- significant variations exist between jurisdictions in the way in which value of production is attributed, particularly for metallic minerals. For example, New South Wales and South Australia estimate the value based on metallic content. Tasmania provides only a breakdown of the value of its mining production by major group, and so details about the value of each commodity are not available;
- the level of information available for construction materials and other non-metallic minerals varies considerably. For products such as crushed and broken stone, some states are unable to provide a breakup. Production and value of construction materials may be understated in several states, because royalties are not always collected and/or the activity occurs on private land.
Footnotes have been provided to clarify the data, and highlight those areas where treatment or data availability vary across the states and Northern Territory. Any offshore production is attributed to the state or territory which controls that particular offshore area or administers on behalf of the Australian Government. No data are recorded in this chapter for the Australian Capital Territory.
For further information, see Explanatory Notes paragraphs 37-39. Paragraph 39 also includes website and publication details of the sources.
SUMMARY
The recorded value of mineral production (including oil and gas) for Australia was $49.9b for 2003-04 (subject to the qualifications described above).
The mineral commodity with the largest value of production in 2003-04 was bituminous black coal. Production was valued at $11.6b, or 23.2% of the total value of all minerals shown. This was followed by crude oil ($6.7b, or 13.5%), and iron ore and concentrate ($5.3b, or 10.7%).
In 2003-04, the largest producer was Western Australia (with 45.1% of the Australian total value of production), followed by Queensland (25.2%), and New South Wales (13.4%).
4.1 VALUE OF MINERAL COMMODITIES PRODUCED(a), States, Northern Territory and Australia, 2003-04 |
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| NSW | Vic. | Qld | SA | WA | Tas. | NT | Aust. | |
| Major categories | $m | $m | $m | $m | $m | $m | $m | $m | |
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| Metallic minerals | 1 472.3 | 78.0 | 4 787.0 | 820.4 | 12 160.6 | 462.8 | 1 107.7 | 20 888.9 | |
| Coal, oil and gas | 4 790.0 | 3 398.5 | 7 067.8 | 692.4 | 9 547.5 | (b). . | 758.3 | 26 254.4 | |
| Construction materials | 346.4 | 419.8 | 458.5 | 118.4 | 19.7 | 34.3 | 12.3 | 1 409.5 | |
| Other non-metallic minerals | 88.4 | 38.4 | 273.7 | 83.5 | 779.0 | 48.3 | 3.4 | 1 314.8 | |
| Total mineral commodities | 6 697.1 | 3 934.7 | 12 587.1 | 1 714.8 | 22 506.8 | 545.5 | 1 881.6 | 49 867.6 | |
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| . . not applicable |
| (a) Reported by state and Northern Territory departments with responsibility for mineral production statistics (see Explanatory Notes 37-39). Values of some commodities are not available, and are not included in these data (see tables 4.3, 4.5, 4.7 and 4.9 for details). |
| (b) Included in Other non-metallic minerals. |
New South Wales
Of New South Wales's total value of production in 2003-04, 71.5% was represented by black coal. The next largest commodities by value were copper concentrate ($535.6m, or 8.0% of the state total) and gold bullion (doré) ($493.0m, or 7.4%).
Victoria
Victoria's main mineral commodities produced in 2003-04 were crude oil (including natural gas condensate) ($1,939.5m, or 49.2% of the state total), natural gas ($928.2m, or 23.6%), and brown coal ($530.7m, or 13.5%).
Queensland
Black coal, copper concentrate and zinc concentrate were Queensland's major mineral products in 2003-04, contributing 51.3% (or $6,454.0m), 22.2% ($2,792.8m) and 6.4% (or $804.9m) respectively of the value of its mineral production. Queensland is Australia's major coal producer in terms of quantity and value.
South Australia
South Australia's major mineral commodities in 2003-04 were copper concentrate ($514.6m, or 30.0% of the total value of mineral commodity production), natural gas ($334.7m, or 19.5%), and uranium oxide ($194.9m or 11.4%), closely followed by crude oil ($192.5m, or 11.2%). South Australia produced 51.4% of Australia's total value of production of uranium oxide in 2003-04.
Western Australia
The most important minerals by value in 2003-04 were iron ore and concentrate ($5.3b, or 23.9% of the state total), crude oil ($3.8b, or 16.9%), gold bullion (doré) ($3.1b, or 14.0%), liquefied natural gas ($2.8b, or 12.5%), and nickel concentrate ($2.5b, or 11.2%).
Tasmania
Tasmanian mineral production was dominated by gold bullion (doré) (29.0% of the state total, or $158.3m), copper concentrate (18.8%, or $102.5m), and zinc concentrate (11.8%, or $64.5m) in 2003-04.
Northern Territory
Of the Northern Territory's value of mineral production in 2003-04, 38.0% ($715.1m) related to crude oil and 20.0% ($376.1m) to gold bullion (doré). The 10.6% ($199.9m) represented by manganese ore barely exceeded the contribution of zinc-lead concentrate (10.4%, or $196.6m). At $184.1m, uranium oxide provided 9.8% of the value of the Northern Territory's mineral production for the year.
4.2 METALLIC MINERALS PRODUCED, Quantity |
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| Mineral | NSW(a) | Vic. | Qld(b) | SA | WA(c) | Tas. | NT | |
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| Bauxite | | | | | | | | | |
| Bauxite (including calcined and beneficiated) | '000 t | - | - | 12 071 | - | na | - | 6 018 | |
| Copper | | | | | | | | | |
| Copper concentrate | '000 t | 163 | - | 1 654 | 172 | 135 | 108 | - | |
| Copper precipitate | '000 t | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Gold | | | | | | | | | |
| Gold bullion (doré) | kg | 28 000 | 3 240 | 39 922 | 4 025 | 177 384 | 11 934 | 19 349 | |
| Iron ore | | | | | | | | | |
| Iron ore and concentrate | '000 t | - | - | - | (d)3 084 | 202 041 | 6 | - | |
| Iron oxide | | | | | | | | | |
| | For coal washing (magnetite) | t | 42 051 | - | - | - | - | 62 538 | - | |
| | For other purposes (eg paint manufacture) | t | - | - | - | 25 | 2 070 | - | - | |
| Iron ore pellets (gross weight) | '000 t | - | - | - | (d)na | - | 2 203 | - | |
| Mineral sands | | | | | | | | | |
| Synthetic rutile/beneficiated ilmenite | '000 t | - | - | - | - | 592 | - | - | |
| Ilmenite concentrate | '000 t | 1 | 20 | 122 | - | 763 | - | - | |
| Leucoxene concentrate | '000 t | - | - | - | - | 52 | - | - | |
| Rutile concentrate | '000 t | 1 | 11 | 39 | - | 139 | - | - | |
| Zircon concentrate | '000 t | 1 | 5 | 34 | - | 433 | - | - | |
| Nickel | | | | | | | | | |
| Nickel concentrate | '000 t | - | - | - | - | 1 535 | - | - | |
| Silver-lead-zinc | | | | | | | | | |
| Lead concentrate | '000 t | 105 | - | 756 | - | 42 | 43 | - | |
| Zinc concentrate | '000 t | 225 | - | 1 386 | - | 390 | 155 | - | |
| Zinc ore | t | - | - | - | 36 747 | - | - | - | |
| Silver concentrate | t | 78 | - | - | 19 | - | (e)73 | 2 | |
| Zinc-lead concentrate | '000 t | - | - | - | - | - | - | 356 | |
| Tin-Tantalum-lithium | | | | | | | | | |
| Tin concentrate | t | 978 | - | 10 | - | - | 7 | - | |
| Tantalite-columbite concentrate | t | - | - | - | - | 873 | - | - | |
| Lithium ores (petalite, amblygonite, spodumene) | '000 t | - | - | - | - | 115 | - | - | |
| Metallic minerals n.e.c. | | | | | | | | | |
| Antimony concentrate | t | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Chromite ore (Cr2O3 content) | t | - | - | - | - | 86 324 | - | - | |
| Manganese ore/manganese fines | '000 t | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 482 | |
| Metallurgical grade greater than 48% manganese | '000 t | - | - | - | - | 585 | - | - | |
| Uranium oxide (U3O8) | t | - | - | - | 4 866 | - | - | 4 668 | |
| Other metallic minerals | t | - | - | - | - | (f)239 | - | - | |
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| - nil or rounded to zero (including null cells) |
| na not available |
| (a) Named metal content of doré or concentrate except for iron ore and concentrate, iron oxide for coal washing, ilmenite concentrate, rutile concentrate (contained titanium dioxide), and zircon concentrate (contained zircon). |
| (b) Named metal content of doré or concentrate. |
| (c) Quantity of sales during the year. |
| (d) Iron ore and concentrate includes iron ore pellets and fines. |
| (e) Assayed silver content from lead and zinc concentrates, also copper concentrate and gold bullion (doré). |
| (f) Quantity shown is Vanadium (V2O5). |
| Source: See Explanatory Notes paragraph 39. |
4.3 Metallic minerals produced, Value |
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| | | NSW(a) | Vic. | Qld | SA | WA(b) | Tas.(c) | NT(d) | |
| Mineral | $m | $m | $m | $m | $m | $m | $m | |
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| Bauxite | | | | | | | | |
| Bauxite
(including calcined and beneficiated) | - | - | 232.3 | - | na | - | 150.5 | |
| Copper | | | | | | | | |
| Copper concentrate | (e)535.6 | - | 2 792.8 | 514.6 | 78.7 | 102.5 | - | |
| Copper precipitate | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Gold | | | | | | | | |
| Gold bullion (doré) | 493.0 | 59.4 | 386.5 | 74.1 | 3 114.9 | 158.3 | 376.1 | |
| Iron ore | | | | | | | | |
| Iron ore and concentrate | - | - | - | (f)27.8 | 5 331.5 | - | - | |
| Iron oxide | | | | | | | | |
| | For coal washing (magnetite) | 5.8 | - | - | - | - | 7.6 | - | |
| | For other purposes
(eg paint manufacture) | - | - | - | - | 0.7 | - | - | |
| Iron ore pellets | - | - | - | (f)na | - | 99.4 | - | |
| Mineral sands | | | | | | | | |
| Synthetic rutile/beneficiated ilmenite | - | - | - | - | 307.0 | - | - | |
| Ilmenite concentrate | - | 1.9 | na | - | 91.0 | - | - | |
| Leucoxene concentrate | - | - | - | - | 20.3 | - | - | |
| Rutile concentrate | 0.6 | 12.5 | na | - | 84.6 | - | - | |
| Zircon concentrate | 0.4 | 4.2 | - | - | 252.0 | - | - | |
| Total mineral sands | 1.0 | 18.6 | 50.2 | - | 754.9 | - | - | |
| Nickel | | | | | | | | |
| Nickel concentrate | - | - | - | - | 2 520.0 | - | - | |
| Silver-lead-zinc | | | | | | | | |
| Lead concentrate | 103.0 | - | 520.3 | - | 11.0 | 30.7 | - | |
| Zinc concentrate | 305.0 | - | 804.9 | - | 80.8 | 64.5 | - | |
| Zinc ore | - | - | - | 4.1 | - | - | - | |
| Silver concentrate | 20.0 | - | - | 5.0 | - | - | 0.6 | |
| Zinc-lead concentrate | - | - | - | - | - | - | 196.6 | |
| Tin-tantalum-lithium | | | | | | | | |
| Tin concentrate | 9.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Tantalite-columbite concentrate | - | - | - | - | (g)157.1 | - | - | |
| Lithium ores (petalite, amblygonite, spodumene) | - | - | - | - | (g)na | - | - | |
| Metallic minerals n.e.c. | | | | | | | | |
| Antimony concentrate | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Chromite ore (Cr2O3 content) | - | - | - | - | 26.7 | - | - | |
| Manganese ore/manganese fines | - | - | - | - | - | - | 199.9 | |
| Metallurgical grade greater than 48% manganese | - | - | - | - | 81.8 | - | - | |
| Uranium oxide (U3O8) | - | - | - | 194.9 | - | - | 184.1 | |
| Other metallic minerals | - | - | - | - | (h)2.6 | - | - | |
| Total metallic minerals | 1 472.3 | 78.0 | 4 787.0 | 820.4 | (i)12 160.6 | 462.8 | 1 107.7 | |
| |
| - nil or rounded to zero (including null cells) |
| na not available |
| (a) Value of production is ex-mine value for mineral sands and annual market prices for all other minerals in this table. |
| (b) Estimated f.o.b. value except for gold ore (based on London PM Gold Fix price as supplied by WA Treasury Corporation) and nickel concentrate (estimated f.o.b. value based on the current price of nickel-containing products). |
| (c) Lead and zinc (also copper and gold) include value of silver. |
| (d) Values of production are estimates based on sales figures provided by mining companies. |
| (e) Includes the value of cathode copper. |
| (f) Iron ore and concentrate includes iron ore pellets and fines. |
| (g) Value shown for tantalite-columbite concentrate includes both lithium ore (spodumene) and (classified in table 4.9) garnet concentrate. |
| (h) Value shown is Vanadium (V2O5). |
| (i) Includes the value of garnet concentrate (classified in table 4.9); excludes the value of bauxite. |
| Source: See Explanatory Notes paragraph 39. |
4.4 COAL, OIL AND GAS PRODUCED, Quantity |
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| Mineral | NSW | Vic. | Qld | SA | WA(a) | Tas. | NT | |
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| Black coal | | | | | | | | | |
| Saleable - type | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bituminous | '000 t | 114 200 | - | 131 507 | - | - | 323 | - | |
| | Semi-anthracite | '000 t | - | - | 8 795 | - | - | - | - | |
| | Sub-bituminous | '000 t | - | - | 19 760 | 3 192 | 5 984 | - | - | |
| Saleable - source | | | | | | | | | |
| | Underground | '000 t | 40 700 | - | 23 866 | - | - | 323 | - | |
| | Open cut | '000 t | 73 500 | - | 136 197 | 3 192 | 5 984 | - | - | |
| Washery rejects | '000 t | 23 807 | - | 45 200 | na | na | 159 | - | |
| Brown coal | | | | | | | | | |
| Brown coal (lignite) | '000 t | - | 66 343 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Peat | t | - | - | 1 167 | - | - | - | - | |
| Crude petroleum (including natural gas) | | | | | | | | | |
| Crude oil | ML | - | (b)6 841 | (c)512 | 627 | 13 223 | - | 2 517 | |
| Natural gas | Mm3 | - | 7 973 | (d)5 255 | 2 846 | 8 061 | - | 470 | |
| Natural gas condensate | ML | - | (b)na | 252 | 165 | 6 181 | - | - | |
| Other derivatives - ethane | '000 t | - | - | - | 12 | - | - | - | |
| Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) | | | | | | | | | |
| | Propane | ML | - | - | 132 | 219 | 610 | - | - | |
| | Butane | ML | - | - | 88 | 68 | 660 | - | - | |
| | Total LPG | ML | - | - | 220 | 287 | 1 271 | - | - | |
| Methane gas | PJ | - | - | (d)na | - | - | - | - | |
| Liquefied natural gas (LNG) | '000 t | - | - | - | - | 7 832 | - | - | |
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| - nil or rounded to zero (including null cells) |
| na not available |
| (a) Includes production in offshore areas administered by WA on behalf of the Australian Government. |
| (b) Crude oil includes natural gas condensate. |
| (c) Includes oil shale. |
| (d) Natural gas includes coal seam methane. |
| Source: See Explanatory Notes paragraph 39. |
4.5 COAL, OIL AND GAS PRODUCED, Value |
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| | | NSW | Vic. | Qld | SA | WA(a) | Tas. | NT(b) | |
| Mineral | $m | $m | $m | $m | $m | $m | $m | |
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| Black coal | | | | | | | | |
| Saleable - type | | | | | | | | |
| | Bituminous | (c)4 790.0 | - | 5 581.3 | - | - | na | - | |
| | Semi-anthracite | - | - | 374.1 | - | - | - | - | |
| | Sub-bituminous | - | - | 498.6 | 48.1 | 274.3 | - | - | |
| Saleable - source | | | | | | | | |
| | Underground | na | - | na | - | - | na | - | |
| | Open cut | na | - | na | 48.1 | 274.3 | - | - | |
| Washery rejects | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | |
| Brown coal | | | | | | | | |
| Brown coal (lignite) | - | 530.7 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Peat | - | - | 0.1 | - | - | - | - | |
| Crude petroleum (including natural gas) | | | | | | | | |
| Crude oil | - | (d)1 939.5 | (e)118.0 | 192.5 | 3 773.6 | - | 715.1 | |
| Natural gas | - | (c)928.2 | (f)380.4 | 334.7 | 694.1 | - | 43.1 | |
| Natural gas condensate | - | (d)na | 59.2 | 47.8 | 1 747.5 | - | - | |
| Other derivatives - ethane | - | - | - | 2.0 | - | - | - | |
| Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) | | | | | | | | |
| | Propane | - | - | 33.7 | 51.0 | 128.0 | - | - | |
| | Butane | - | - | 22.5 | 16.3 | 154.1 | - | - | |
| | Total LPG | - | - | 56.2 | 67.2 | 282.2 | - | - | |
| Methane gas | - | - | (f)na | - | - | - | - | |
| Liquefied natural gas (LNG) | - | - | - | - | 2 775.9 | - | - | |
| Total coal, oil and gas | 4 790.0 | 3 398.5 | 7 067.8 | 692.4 | 9 547.5 | (g)na | 758.3 | |
| |
| . . not applicable |
| - nil or rounded to zero (including null cells) |
| na not available |
| (a) Delivered/shipped value except for sub-bituminous coal (estimated ex-mine value). Includes production in offshore areas administered by WA on behalf of the Australian Government. |
| (b) Values of production are estimates based on sales figures provided by mining companies. |
| (c) Value of production is at average annual market prices. |
| (d) Crude oil includes natural gas condensate. Value of production is at average market prices for the year. |
| (e) Includes oil shale. |
| (f) Natural gas includes coal seam methane. |
| (g) Included in value of other non-metallic mineral production for Tasmania (table 4.9). |
| Source: See Explanatory Notes paragraph 39. |
4.6 CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS PRODUCED, Quantity |
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| Mineral | NSW | Vic. | Qld | SA | WA(a) | Tas. | NT | |
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| Sand and gravel | | | | | | | | | |
| Sand | | | | | | | | | |
| | For concrete | '000 t | na | 4 328 | 3 627 | 1 598 | na | 213 | na | |
| | For other purposes | '000 t | na | 2 079 | 2 749 | 2 058 | na | 272 | na | |
| | Total sand | '000 t | 8 632 | 6 407 | 6 376 | 3 656 | 2 240 | 485 | 146 | |
| Gravel | '000 t | (b)4 355 | 3 542 | 2 322 | 67 | 137 | 40 | 408 | |
| Crushed and broken stone | | | | | | | | | |
| Basalt | '000 t | na | 14 103 | na | 278 | na | 854 | na | |
| Dacite, rhyodacite, rhyolite
and toscanite | '000 t | na | 913 | na | - | na | - | na | |
| Dolerite | '000 t | na | 621 | na | - | na | 907 | na | |
| Dolomite | '000 t | na | - | na | - | na | 6 | na | |
| Gneiss | '000 t | na | 13 | na | 76 | na | - | na | |
| Granite | '000 t | na | 2 894 | na | 282 | na | - | na | |
| Hornfels | '000 t | na | 3 516 | na | - | na | - | na | |
| Limestone | '000 t | (c)na | 709 | na | - | (c)na | 41 | na | |
| Quartzite | '000 t | na | 62 | na | - | na | - | na | |
| Sandstone | t | na | - | na | - | na | 202 | na | |
| Other crushed and broken stone | '000 t | na | (d)1 604 | na | 3 491 | na | 128 | na | |
| Total crushed and broken stone | '000 t | 11 679 | 24 435 | 31 224 | 4 127 | (e)826 | 1 937 | 765 | |
| Dimension stone | | | | | | | | | |
| Basalt | t | - | 13 864 | - | - | - | - | na | |
| Granite | t | 1 445 | 1 600 | 192 | 12 528 | 2 685 | - | na | |
| Limestone | t | - | - | - | 14 056 | - | - | na | |
| Sandstone | t | 27 606 | 150 | 34 603 | 5 748 | - | 1 872 | na | |
| Other dimension stone (incl. slate) | t | - | (f)548 | 13 742 | 7 540 | 397 | 2 746 | na | |
| Total dimension stone | t | 29 051 | 16 162 | 48 537 | 39 872 | 3 082 | 4 618 | 3 815 | |
| Other construction materials (decomposed rock, etc.) | | | | | | | | | |
| Earth and soil | '000 t | na | 72 | 1 444 | na | na | na | na | |
| Filling | '000 t | na | - | na | na | na | na | na | |
| Scoria | '000 t | na | 707 | na | na | na | na | na | |
| Shale | '000 t | na | - | na | na | na | na | na | |
| Tuff | '000 t | na | 448 | na | na | na | na | na | |
| Construction materials n.e.c. (incl.
shell grit and decomposed rock) | '000 t | na | - | na | na | na | na | na | |
| Total other construction
materials | '000 t | 2 739 | 1 227 | 4 413 | 5 797 | (e)na | 1 761 | 22 | |
| |
| - nil or rounded to zero (including null cells) |
| na not available |
| (a) Quantity of sales during the year. |
| (b) Includes decorative aggregate. |
| (c) Included in table 4.8 (Other non-metallic minerals produced). |
| (d) Includes sedimentary rock. |
| (e) Crushed and broken stone includes other construction materials (decomposed rock, etc.). |
| (f) Slate only. |
| Source: See Explanatory Notes paragraph 39. |
4.7 CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS PRODUCED, Value |
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| | | NSW(a) | Vic. | Qld | SA | WA(b) | Tas. | NT(c) | |
| Mineral | $m | $m | $m | $m | $m | $m | $m | |
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| Sand and gravel | | | | | | | | |
| Sand | | | | | | | | |
| | For concrete | na | 55.4 | na | 15.0 | na | 1.6 | na | |
| | For other purposes | na | 19.8 | na | 15.6 | na | 2.4 | na | |
| | Total sand | 90.8 | 75.2 | na | 30.6 | 11.1 | 4.1 | 1.3 | |
| Gravel | 78.3 | 33.9 | na | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 1.7 | |
| Crushed and broken stone | | | | | | | | |
| Basalt | na | (d)173.1 | na | 4.0 | na | 9.7 | na | |
| Dacite, rhyodacite, rhyolite and toscanite | na | 15.0 | na | - | na | - | na | |
| Dolerite | na | 6.9 | na | - | na | 12.0 | na | |
| Dolomite | na | - | na | - | na | 0.2 | na | |
| Gneiss | na | 0.2 | na | 0.9 | na | - | na | |
| Granite | na | (d)40.2 | na | 3.8 | na | - | na | |
| Hornfels | na | 44.8 | na | - | na | - | na | |
| Limestone | (e)na | 5.0 | na | - | (e)na | 0.3 | na | |
| Quartzite | na | 0.6 | na | - | na | - | na | |
| Sandstone | na | - | na | - | na | - | na | |
| Other crushed and broken stone | na | (d)12.6 | na | 28.3 | na | 1.4 | na | |
| Total crushed and broken stone | 157.0 | (f)297.8 | na | 37.1 | (g)6.7 | 23.5 | 8.9 | |
| Dimension stone | | | | | | | | |
| Basalt | - | (d)na | - | - | - | - | na | |
| Granite | 0.4 | (d)na | - | 1.0 | 0.9 | - | na | |
| Limestone | - | - | - | 0.5 | - | - | na | |
| Sandstone | 4.0 | (d)na | 5.2 | 0.2 | - | 0.1 | na | |
| Other dimension stone (incl. slate) | - | (d)na | 1.5 | 2.1 | 0.1 | - | na | |
| Total dimension stone | 4.4 | 0.7 | 6.7 | 3.8 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | |
| Other construction materials (decomposed rock, etc.) | | | | | | | | |
| Earth and soil | na | 0.7 | na | na | na | na | na | |
| Filling | na | - | na | na | na | na | na | |
| Scoria | na | 9.3 | na | na | na | na | na | |
| Shale | na | - | na | na | na | na | na | |
| Tuff | na | 2.4 | na | na | na | na | na | |
| Construction materials n.e.c. (incl. shell grit and decomposed rock) | na | - | na | na | na | na | na | |
| Total other construction materials | 15.9 | 12.4 | na | 46.3 | (g)na | 6.4 | 0.3 | |
| Total construction materials | 346.4 | 419.8 | 458.5 | 118.4 | 19.7 | 34.3 | 12.3 | |
| |
| - nil or rounded to zero (including null cells) |
| na not available |
| (a) Values are estimates using 1994-95 unit values. |
| (b) Value at works. |
| (c) Values of production are estimates based on sales figures provided by mining companies. |
| (d) Each of crushed and broken basalt and granite includes the corresponding type of dimension stone. Other crushed and broken stone includes sandstone and slate dimension stone. |
| (e) Limestone is included in table 4.9 (Other non-metallic minerals produced). |
| (f) Excludes dimension stone (which is included in components as indicated in footnote (d)). |
| (g) Crushed and broken stone includes other construction materials (decomposed rock, etc.). |
| Source: See Explanatory Notes paragraph 39. |
4.8 OTHER NON-METALLIC MINERALS PRODUCED, Quantity |
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| Mineral | NSW | Vic. | Qld | SA | WA(a) | Tas. | NT | |
| |
| Limestone (including shell and coral) for | | | | | | | | | |
| Agriculture | '000 t | na | 405 | 22 | 95 | na | 135 | na | |
| Lime (by burning) | '000 t | na | 122 | 160 | - | na | 47 | na | |
| Cement | '000 t | na | 674 | 1 925 | 883 | na | 1 669 | na | |
| Chemicals | '000 t | na | - | - | 897 | na | - | na | |
| Flux (incl. in metal industries) | '000 t | na | - | 127 | - | na | 62 | na | |
| Other purposes(b) | '000 t | na | - | 520 | 109 | na | 11 | na | |
| Total limestone | '000 t | (c)4 561 | 1 201 | 2 754 | 1 983 | (c)4 614 | 1 924 | 40 | |
| Clays | | | | | | | | | |
| Bentonite | '000 t | 37 | - | 226 | - | - | - | - | |
| Brick clay and shale | '000 t | (d)2 381 | 1 310 | 1 372 | 285 | - | 30 | - | |
| Cement clay and shale | '000 t | - | - | 293 | - | - | 47 | - | |
| Fireclay n.e.c. | t | - | 343 | - | 126 099 | 43 | - | - | |
| Kaolin (incl. ball clay) | '000 t | (e)14 | 251 | 19 | 1 | - | 14 | - | |
| Pipe and tile clay (incl. terra cotta for roofing tiles) | '000 t | (d)na | 34 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Pottery clay (incl. moulder's clay) | '000 t | - | - | - | 123 | - | - | - | |
| Stoneware clay | '000 t | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Other clays | '000 t | (e)na | 178 | 5 | (f)448 | 24 | - | - | |
| Gems (precious stones) | | | | | | | | | |
| Chrysoprase | kg | - | - | na | - | 10 000 | - | na | |
| Diamonds | '000 ct | - | - | - | - | 32 499 | - | - | |
| Opal | .. | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | |
| Rhodonite | .. | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | |
| Sapphire | .. | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | |
| Zircon | .. | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | |
| Gems n.e.c.(g) | kg | - | - | na | 50 | 223 957 | na | na | |
| Other non-metallic minerals | | | | | | | | | |
| Barite | t | - | - | - | 15 678 | - | - | 2 000 | |
| Diatomite (diatomaceous earth) | t | 20 060 | - | 4 555 | - | - | - | - | |
| Dolomite | '000 t | 13 | - | 28 | 743 | 11 | - | - | |
| Feldspar (incl. cornish stone) | t | 1 739 | 69 552 | - | 2 397 | 35 222 | - | - | |
| Garnet concentrate | t | 1 | - | - | - | 118 929 | - | - | |
| Gypsum | '000 t | 230 | 572 | 69 | 1 903 | 1 534 | - | - | |
| Magnesite, crude | '000 t | 43 | - | 540 | 1 | - | - | - | |
| Mica | t | - | - | - | 529 | - | - | - | |
| Perlite | t | - | - | 9 952 | - | - | - | - | |
| Phosphate rock | '000 t | - | - | 1 889 | 2 | - | - | - | |
| Salt (incl. solar salt) | '000 t | - | - | 187 | 566 | 9 882 | - | - | |
| Silica for industrial purposes | | | | | | | | | |
| | Glass | '000 t | na | 418 | 1 723 | na | na | 28 | - | |
| | Flux | '000 t | na | - | - | na | na | - | - | |
| | Foundries | '000 t | na | 41 | 512 | 54 | na | - | - | |
| | Other purposes | '000 t | na | 18 | 275 | na | na | 107 | - | |
| | Total silica for industrial purposes | '000 t | 158 | 477 | 2 510 | 293 | 538 | 135 | - | |
| Sillimanite | t | - | - | - | 210 | - | - | - | |
| Talc (incl. steatite) | t | - | - | - | 6 440 | 116 640 | - | - | |
| Vermiculite | t | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 676 | |
| Non-metallic minerals n.e.c. | t | 91 178 | - | 1 731 | - | 9 956 | - | - | |
| |
| . . not applicable |
| - nil or rounded to zero (including null cells) |
| na not available |
| (a) Quantity of sales during the year. |
| (b) For Qld: includes limestone for lime, for industrial fillers and other or unspecified purposes. For SA: includes limestone for fines, whiting and limesand. |
| (c) Includes limestone produced for construction purposes. |
| (d) Brick clay and shale includes pipe and tile clay. |
| (e) Kaolin includes flint clay, ball clay and other clays. |
| (f) Comprises attapulgite clay and clay shale. |
| (g) Includes unspecified gems and semi-precious stones. |
| Source: See Explanatory Notes paragraph 39. |
4.9 OTHER NON-METALLIC MINERALS PRODUCED, Value |
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| | | NSW(a) | Vic. | Qld | SA | WA(b) | Tas. | NT(c) | |
| Mineral | $m | $m | $m | $m | $m | $m | $m | |
| |
| Limestone (including shell and coral) for | | | | | | | | |
| Agriculture | - | 9.4 | na | 0.9 | - | na | na | |
| Lime (by burning) | - | 2.1 | na | - | - | na | na | |
| Cement | - | 4.7 | na | 6.8 | - | na | na | |
| Chemicals | - | - | - | 16.8 | - | - | na | |
| Flux (incl. in metal industries) | (d)na | - | na | - | (d)na | na | na | |
| Other purposes | (d)na | - | na | 1.3 | (d)na | na | na | |
| Total limestone | 32.5 | 16.2 | 32.9 | 25.8 | 33.7 | na | na | |
| Clays | | | | | | | | |
| Bentonite | 2.8 | - | 12.1 | - | - | - | - | |
| Brick clay and shale | (e)10.6 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 1.4 | - | 0.2 | - | |
| Cement clay and shale | - | - | 1.5 | - | - | 0.2 | - | |
| Fireclay n.e.c. | - | - | - | 0.9 | 0.7 | - | - | |
| Kaolin (incl. ball clay) | (f)0.8 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.1 | - | 0.1 | - | |
| Pipe and tile clay (incl. terra cotta for roofing tiles) | (e)na | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Pottery clay (incl. moulder's clay) | - | - | - | 0.5 | - | - | - | |
| Stoneware clay | - | 0.1 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Other clays | (f)na | 0.4 | - | 1.6 | 1.3 | - | - | |
| Gems (precious stones) | | | | | | | | |
| Chrysoprase | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | na | |
| Diamonds | - | - | - | - | 519.7 | - | - | |
| Opal | 29.0 | - | 1.0 | 33.0 | - | - | na | |
| Rhodonite | - | - | - | - | - | - | na | |
| Sapphire | - | - | 0.5 | - | - | - | na | |
| Zircon | - | - | - | - | - | - | na | |
| Gems n.e.c.(g) | - | - | 0.1 | - | 0.2 | 0.1 | na | |
| Non-metallic minerals | | | | | | | | |
| Barite | - | - | - | 0.9 | - | - | 0.9 | |
| Diatomite (diatomaceous earth) | 3.7 | - | 0.7 | - | - | - | - | |
| Dolomite | 0.6 | - | 1.1 | 7.0 | 0.2 | - | - | |
| Feldspar (incl. cornish stone) | 0.4 | 4.8 | - | - | 1.8 | - | - | |
| Garnet concentrate | - | - | - | - | (h)na | - | - | |
| Gypsum | 2.5 | 6.0 | 1.9 | 4.7 | 24.2 | - | - | |
| Magnesite, crude | 1.6 | - | 27.3 | - | - | - | - | |
| Mica | - | - | - | 0.1 | - | - | - | |
| Perlite | - | - | 1.7 | - | - | - | - | |
| Phosphate rock | - | - | 129.2 | - | - | - | - | |
| Salt (incl. solar salt) | - | - | 25.7 | 5.4 | 179.8 | - | - | |
| Silica for industrial purposes | | | | | | | | |
| | Glass | na | 4.2 | na | na | na | 1.7 | - | |
| | Flux | na | - | - | na | na | - | - | |
| | Foundries | na | 0.4 | na | 0.6 | na | - | - | |
| | Other purposes | na | 0.1 | na | na | na | 1.0 | - | |
| | Total silica for industrial purposes | 2.0 | 4.7 | 32.4 | 1.7 | 5.7 | 2.7 | - | |
| Sillimanite | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Talc (incl. steatite) | - | - | - | 0.2 | 10.2 | - | - | |
| Vermiculite | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.4 | |
| Non-metallic minerals n.e.c. | 1.9 | - | - | - | 1.4 | - | - | |
| Total other non-metallic minerals | 88.4 | 38.4 | 273.7 | 83.5 | 779.0 | (i)48.3 | (j)3.4 | |
| |
| - nil or rounded to zero (including null cells) |
| na not available |
| (a) Ex-mine value. |
| (b) Estimated f.o.b. value except for limestone, kaolin and dolomite (all value at works), feldspar (estimated free on rail value), garnet concentrate (includes both ex-mine value and free on truck value), and talc (ex-mine value). |
| (c) Values of production are estimates based on sales figures provided by mining companies. |
| (d) Comprises limestone produced for construction purposes and for flux. |
| (e) Brick clay and shale includes pipe and tile clay. |
| (f) Kaolin includes flint clay, ball clay and other clays. |
| (g) Includes unspecified gems and semi-precious stones. |
| (h) Excludes the value of garnet concentrate, which is included with tantalite-columbite concentrate (in table 4.3). |
| (i) Includes the value of coal production for Tasmania (from table 4.5). |
| (j) Excludes the value of limestone, and gems other than diamonds. |
| Source: See Explanatory Notes paragraph 39. |
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