Australia's commodity export earnings dip

Australia’s energy and mineral commodity export earnings decreased by 1% to A$44,2-billion during the September quarter compared with the June quarter, the Australian Bureau of Agriculture and Resource Economics and Science (Abares) reported on...

Australia’s commodity earnings to rise to A$202bn in 2010/11 – report

The value of Australia’s commodity exports, underpinned primarily by mined commodities, is forecast to be around A$202,5-billion in 2010/11, an increase of 23,4% from an estimated A$164,1-billion in 2009/10, the Australian Bureau of Agricultural...

Australia’s minerals export earnings, volumes down

Australia’s minerals resource export earnings declined by 3% to A$30,2-billion in the first three months of 2010, the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics (Abare) reported on Thursday. Compared with the December 2009...

Australia shows mixed mineral-export earnings for December quarter

Australia’s diamond exports increased by 51%, to reach A$89-million during the December quarter, while bauxite exports increased by 50%, to A$45-million, compared with the September quarter, newly-released statistics show. The Australian Bureau...

Australian economy to benefit from strong coal, uranium demand

Strong global demand for coal and uranium would boost the Australian economy over the next two decades, says the Australian Bureau for Agricultural and Resource Economics (Abare). In a report on behalf of the Department of Resources, Energy and...

Australian minerals, energy exploration at new record – report

Exploration expenditure in Australia’s minerals and energy sector has reached a new record in 2007/8, rising to A$5,5-billion, the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics (Abare) said in a report. Exploration expenditure during...