Australia’s Economic Demonstrated Resources (EDR) of vanadium increased by 11% in 2012 to 1684 kilotonnes (kt) from 1519 kt in 2011.Historically, Australia’s EDR of vanadium have fluctuated because of the economic impacts of volatile prices and the nature of...

Australia's Economic Demonstrated Resources (EDR) of nickel decreased by 13.2% from 20.4 million tonnes (Mt) to 17.7 Mt in 2012 as a result of mining companies revising their resources. About 88% of Australia’s EDR is in 15 deposits. Australia's EDR of nickel...

Australia's total Economic Demonstrated Resources (EDR) of tungsten at December 2012 was 391 kilotonnes (kt), a moderate increase from 376 kt in 2011. Increases in EDR were recorded in both Queensland (Qld) and Tasmania (Tas). Australia's EDR are in deposits ...

Australia’s Economic Demonstrated Resources (EDR) are estimated to be 60 kilotonnes (kt) of tantalum in 2012, a 3% decrease on 2011 resource of 62 kt. Of these 85% are in WA and 15% in NSW. More than 94% of the EDR in WA are associated with Global Advanced Me...

Niobium (Nb) and tantalum are often found together in the same ores, namely columbite ((Fe, Mn)Nb2O6) and tantalite ((Fe,Mn)Ta2O6), because of their very similar chemical properties. Niobium is used with iron and other elements in stainless steel alloys. Niobi...

Bauxite is the main raw material used in the commercial production of alumina (Al2O3) and aluminium metal, although some clays and other materials can be utilised to produce alumina. Bauxite is a heterogeneous, naturally occurring material of varying compositi...

Australia’s Economic Demonstrated Resources (EDR) are estimated to be 969.59 kilotonnes (kt) of graphite in 2013, compared to 589 kt in 2012. All Australia’s EDR of graphite is located in South Australia (792.81 kt) and Western Australia (176.77 kt). The Sou...

Australia's total demonstrated resources of copper rose by 4 million tonnes (Mt) in 2012 to 137 Mt, with SA, NSW and Qld contributing most of the increase.Similarly, Australia's Economic Demonstrated Resources (EDR) of copper rose by 4 Mt to 91.1 Mt, an increa...