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The Australia Mining Report provides industry strategists, service companies, company analysts and consultants, government departments, trade associations and regulatory bodies with BMI’s independent, 5-year mining industry forecasts and competitive intelligence on leading mining companies in Australia.

Each Report has been researched at source, and features latest-available data and forecasts to end- covering all headline indicators for mining; company rankings and competitive landscapes covering mining exploration and production; and analysis of latest industry developments, trends and regulatory issues.

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Executive Summary

Australian mining is currently dominated by China’s increased buying activity across the sector. As this report went to press, the government was considering Chinalco’s US$19.5bn bid to increase its stake in Rio Tinto, alongside China Minmetals Corporation’s AUD2.6bn bid for OZ Minerals and Hunan Valin Iron & Steel Group’s AUD1.2bn for a 16.5% stake in Fortescue Metals Group. On page 8 of this report, we examine some of the reasons why China is buying so many Australian assets, and what that will mean for the industry in the years ahead.

Hosting a gamut of metals and minerals including iron ore, nickel, bauxite/aluminium, copper, gold, silver, uranium, diamond, opal, zinc, coal and oil shale as well as petroleum and natural gas, Australia continues to be a world leader in mining. Australia lies within the top five for most of the world’s key minerals. It is the world’s leading producer of bauxite and alumina, ilmenite, rutile and zircon, synthetic rutile and tantalum. It ranks second for production of iron ore, lead, uranium, diamonds (by weight) and zinc. It is the third-largest producer of silver and nickel and has also now become the world’s third-largest producer of gold, behind China and South Africa. The country is the world’s largest exporter of alumina, black coal, iron ore, lead and zinc, and figures second in the export of uranium. The mining industry is a significant contributor to Australia’s GDP and the majority of mining activity takes place within the country’s largest state, western Australia. The state’s mining sector is set to benefit from the election of a more business-friendly Liberal government in the wake of September 2008’s early election.

Owing to its exceptional geology, Australia is home to some of the biggest names in the global mining industry. Multinationals operating in the Australian mining industry include locals BHP Billiton and Newcrest, Rio Tinto, US-based Alcoa, China-based Aluminium Corporation of China (Chinalco) and Switzerland-based Xstrata.

Foreign investment rules are liberal and encourage inward investment. Mergers and acquisitions (M&As) are subject to scrutiny by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC). The country has well-defined regulatory bodies and a well-established legal system that can be described as investor-friendly. In the case of specific mineral exploitation, the authorities now consider uranium mining proposals on a case-by-case basis.

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The China Mining Report provides industry strategists, service companies, company analysts and consultants, government departments, trade associations and regulatory bodies with It’s independent, 5-year mining industry forecasts and competitive intelligence on leading mining companies in China.

Each Report has been researched at source, and features latest-available data and forecasts to end-2012 covering all headline indicators for mining; company rankings and competitive landscapes covering mining exploration and production; and analysis of latest industry developments, trends and regulatory issues.

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Executive Summary

In It’s newly released China Mining Report Q107, we expect the nation’s mining industry to grow to US$587bn by 2011. China claims to be the world’s third-largest mining producer, although most of its companies are small in scale. At last count, there are approximately 150,000 mining players in China, of which only around 30 are publicly traded.

China was the world’s largest producer of coal, copper and aluminium in 2006. With an estimated output of 224.06 tonnes and with consumption in the vicinity of 300 tonnes in 2005, the nation currently ranks fourth in the world in gold production and is the third-largest consumer of this commodity. It continued this strong performance in the first 10 months of 2006, achieving total production of 190.399 tonnes.

Various estimates indicate that large properties in central and western China are yet to be explored. Add to this the fact that most of the mining exploration in the eastern region is conducted at only 300-500ft below the ground level.

Illegal mining remains a serious concern for the industry. Recently, an estimated 8,000 illegal mines were shut down in the nine-month period ending September 2006. Illegal mines have been the main contributors to China’s industry accident rate.

China is hoping to encourage major overseas mining players to co-operate with local gold miners. The aim is to sieve out the small outfits that are not in for the long haul. Experts believe foreign technology, funds and management expertise would enable consolidation and increase the efficiency levels. Also, with thousands of small operations, China’s coal mining industry is highly fragmented. The government has now planned to form between six and eight mining conglomerates that are able to produce over than 100mn tonnes per annum (tpa). It also plans to close all coal mines with a capacity less than 30,000tpa by end-2007.

China is currently implementing its 11th Five-Year Plan (2006-2010), which emphasises securing the economy’s future metals and minerals resource needs. But on the whole, the Chinese industry is infested with structural problems, lagging nationwide geological exploration, low levels of productivity, poor resource recovery and alarming safety records alongside severe environmental damage.

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The India Mining Report provides industry strategists, service companies, company analysts and consultants, government departments, trade associations and regulatory bodies with It’s independent, 5-year mining industry forecasts and competitive intelligence on leading mining companies in India.

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Executive Summary

India has been among the world’s leading mining nations, and is endowed with vast mineral wealth. As a part of the Gondwana geological landmass, India has a strong natural potential for coal, iron ore and bauxite. Accounting for about 6% of the global endowments, current estimates mark India’s iron ore reserves at 23bn tonnes. The grade and quality of coal available in India may not be top notch, but the nation ranks fourth worldwide, with reserves estimated at around 253.3bn tonnes.

However, much of India’s mining potential has not been attained due to outmoded legislation and government apathy in the past. Stringent regulations, both to control as well as protect the industry, have cumulatively countervailed most of the growth potential so far. For instance, with the objective of supplying coal at reasonable rates to strategic industries such as cement, power and steel, the government implemented the Coal Mines Nationalisation Act in 1973. Apart from creating serious inefficiencies, this legislation led to an insulated market translating into little scope for overseas investment.

Post reforms, the government is now striving to rationalise the high-risk investment environment faced by mining players. Policy recommendations by the Hoda Committee need to be implemented in order to achieve the overall investment target of US$22.37bn for the 2007-2009 period. Meanwhile, endemic problems such as delays in the issue of licences, infrastructural limitations, stringent investment regulations and the prevailing low levels of mining royalties continue to hound the industry.

The decision-making powers of many Indian states, which hold the sole licensing authority for a number of minerals, have caused unrest among investors. This is in spite of efforts to maintain a degree of uniformity in the licensing norms. States create their own qualifying stipulations, often requiring companies to invest in other development projects in their domains. This acts as a disincentive for the global investor, more so, in situations where there is uncertainty of tenure

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The Indonesia Mining Report provides industry strategists, service companies, company analysts and consultants, government departments, trade associations and regulatory bodies with It’s independent, 5-year mining industry forecasts and competitive intelligence on leading mining companies in Indonesia.

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Executive Summary

Indonesia is richly endowed with mineral reserves. The nation is the world’s second-largest producer of tin, third-largest copper producer and number four in the production of nickel. In addition, it also has significant reserves of gold, bauxite, phosphates and iron-sand, along with the potential for alluvial diamond production. As a result, the mining industry accounts for a fifth of Indonesia’s export revenues.

Indonesian coal exports are second only to Australia, with coal production growing at a rapid pace over the past decade. Coal exports were estimated at 15.2mn tonnes in 1992, rising to 105mn tonnes by 2005. But in spite of being the world’s seventh-largest coal producer, proven coal reserves will deplete in about 36 years. The gravity of the situation is compounded by investors’ lack of interest in further development of coal-mining activity in Indonesia.

The natural advantage that Indonesia has due to its geographic location has not been fully capitalised. Situated strategically on the Pacific Rim, the mining industry has seen little foreign investment of late, in spite of having mineral potential that is considered on par with Peru, Chile and Brazil. Currently, a miniscule 0.5% of global exploration funds for greenfield sites find their way to Indonesia, with total mining investment in the nation averaging US$800mn annually over 2001-2005.

An uncompetitive investment environment has been a crucial deciding factor for multinational players giving Indonesia a pass. Mining contractors have preferred other resource-rich nations to pump in their exploration spending. Moreover, obstacles such as uncertainty in working contract system, taxation and royalty systems, illegal mining and differing interpretations of regulations continue to be a thorn in the side of the mining industry

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The Japan Mining Report provides industry strategists, service companies, company analysts and consultants, government departments, trade associations and regulatory bodies with It’s independent, 5-year mining industry forecasts and competitive intelligence on leading mining companies in Japan.

Each Report has been researched at source, and features latest-available data and forecasts to end-2012 covering all headline indicators for mining; company rankings and competitive landscapes covering mining exploration and production; and analysis of latest industry developments, trends and regulatory issues.

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Executive Summary

The mining industry in many developing countries can be seen as a pyramid, with large-scale, high volume ore mining operations at the bottom and relatively little high-value added mineral and metal processing and manufacturing activities at the top. In Japan, a highly developed economy, the pyramid is inverted. The country has relatively few indigenous natural resources and is heavily dependent on imports for almost all of its crude oil, natural gas, metals and minerals. It imports, processes and manufactures raw materials on a gigantic scale and is therefore a major force in the world mining industry, more so as a consumer than as a producer.

Japan no longer has a significant mining industry, but it does have a world-class metallurgical industry. After the closure of the Toyoha lead/zinc mine in March 2006, the only metal mine still in production was the Hishikari gold mine, one of the world’s richest, operated by Sumitomo Metal Mining. The country’s mineral resource industry is made up of three general sectors: the non-ferrous metal industry, the nonmetal mining industry and the quarrying industry. Japan has been adopting various measures and policies to ensure the future supply of raw materials to meet demand from its domestic construction and manufacturing sectors, and to maintain its exports to other major economies such as China, South Korea, Taiwan and ASEAN members. The government has outlined some of its priorities for securing mineral resources to meet demand. They include promotion of overseas exploration, promotion of recycling, building up a stockpile of rare metals (nickel, chrome, tungsten, cobalt, molybdenum, manganese and vanadium), and technological development of essential metals and materials as short- to mid-term measures.

It tracks and forecasts the Goldman Sachs Industrial Metals (GSIN) index, whose movements are then incorporated into our expectations for the value of output/export of specific metals. Our end-2006 forecast for the GSIN was, at 440, just 1.1% below the actual figure of 445. We have slightly revised our 2007 forecasts in line with our view on global growth, which we see falling to 4.6% in 2006 from our expectation of 5.1% growth last year. Slowing US growth and speculation over the effect of rising commercial bank reserve requirements on China’s economy is weighing and reducing overall demand.

We expect this to deepen the price falls seen since Q406, which we first anticipated back in September, when the Commodity Research Bureau index broke below 330, and we have remained medium-term bearish ever since. Industrial metal prices look particularly weak at present, and we set an end-year target of 380 for the GSIN, a 13.6% fall.

In our five-year forecast for Japan, It sees actual mine output continuing to dwindle. This is less a function of international market conditions than a reflection of the exhaustion of reserves of mineral deposits. Extractive mining GDP will fall by an average of 1.4% per annum over the 2007-2011 period, according to our projections. It will remain only a small fraction of the country’s GDP, dwindling from 0.06% in 2005 to 0.05% in 2011 – equivalent in the latter year to around JPY284.1bn or US$2.6bn.

However, at the same time, Japan will remain an important force in the international mining business through the international activities of its mining and metals companies, through its significant role as an importer of mineral ores for smelting, refining and fabricating, and, of course, through its importance as an end-user of metals in manufacturing and coal for its power plants.

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The Malaysia Mining Report provides industry strategists, service companies, company analysts and consultants, government departments, trade associations and regulatory bodies with It’s independent, 5-year mining industry forecasts and competitive intelligence on leading mining companies in Malaysia.

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Executive Summary

Malaysia’s key competency lies in natural gas and oil, without which the minerals industry amounts to a very small figure. Bauxite, coal, feldspar, gold, iron ore, kaolin, mica, monazite, struverite, tin and zircon are the main minerals currently produced by the Malaysian mines. The nation imports most of its metallic and non-metallic mineral requirements.

Tin, a major contributor to the economy till the mid-1980s, declined in importance following an exhaustion of high-grade deposits. Plummeting tin prices and high operating costs squeezed production margins and forced many mines to stop operations. According to experts, it would be a tough task to effect a turnaround in the domestic tin industry as the remaining reserves mostly constitute low-grade ore. The story is similar in the case of bauxite, which has been witnessing dropping output levels since 2001.

However, low-grade iron ore has been a steady performer since 2001, with an average growth rate of 30.97% for the following five-year period. Malaysian coal reserves of 1.7bn tonnes along with an all-time high output of 789,000 tonnes in 2005 stand testimony to the strength of this segment. But domestic coal supply still lags consumption levels of about 10mn tonnes per annum.

The Malaysian government is now urging miners to revive abandoned mines, especially tin mines, while also encouraging the states to issue more mining licences. Every state is responsible for the issue of mining licences in consultation with federal agencies such as the Department of Minerals and Geoscience and the Department of the Environment.

Malaysian miners are now required to pay income and development taxes, based on their operating profits. Moreover, the government’s keen interest in reviving mining and exploration activities in the nation is evident from the abolition of export duties on most minerals, except ores and concentrates. High import duties on minerals and a cut in imports duties on mining equipment are among some of the incentives to domestic players.

Policy updates, such as preference in the grant of exploration rights to existing holders of mining licences, is an additional encouragement for local mining contractors to stay in business.

Moreover, foreign investors exploring minerals in Malaysia are permitted to control 100% equity and can also form joint ventures with local companies. Total equity participation is also permitted for extraction, mining and processing of ores, depending on a case-to-case basis.

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The Philippines Mining Report provides industry strategists, service companies, company analysts and consultants, government departments, trade associations and regulatory bodies with It’s independent, 5-year mining industry forecasts and competitive intelligence on leading mining companies in the Philippines.

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Executive Summary

The Philippines islands include 18 active volcanoes, and lie within the Pacific ‘rim of fire’, an orogenic belt associated with active ore-forming mineralisation. Three principal ore deposit types are associated with this volcanic arc environment – large-tonnage porphyry copper-gold deposits; disseminated and vein-type gold deposits, and volcanic sulphide deposits primarily constituting copper and gold.

Philippines has had a long and established history of mineral production and once ranked among the world’s top producers of chromite, copper, nickel and gold. According to various estimates, Philippines hosts the world’s fifth-largest gold and copper reserves. However, at the end of 2006, the nation’s mining industry was valued at just over US$2bn and accounted for less than 2% of the GDP. Considering the abundance of mineral potential in the Philippines, there are a number of factors that have constrained the domestic mining industry.

Production has been hampered for much of the last two decades by low foreign investment owing to political instability, accompanied by high costs of production, labour problems and natural disasters, including intense volcanic activity, cyclonic storms resulting in severe flooding and periods of extensive drought. Foreign investment has also been impeded by the requirement of 60% domestic equity control of the mining-processing facilities coupled with high excise taxes – mineral royalties – on production.

However, the Philippines mining scenario is not completely grim. An improving political situation, along with the fine-tuning of the Philippine Mining Act of 1995, has resulted in rising levels of mining development and exploration programmes throughout the nation. In 2004, the government unveiled the Mineral Action Plan (MAP), which identifies 24 large-scale mining projects. According to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), these projects are expected to bring in US$4-6bn in investments and US$5-7bn in foreign exchange during 2004-2010. Mineral resources development has been identified by the government as an area of focus in the Medium-Term Philippine Development Plan, 2004-2010.

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The South Korea Mining Report provides industry strategists, service companies, company analysts and consultants, government departments, trade associations and regulatory bodies with It’s independent, 5-year mining industry forecasts and competitive intelligence on leading mining companies in South Korea.

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Executive Summary

The South Korean mining industry reported an estimated output of KRW960bn (US$1.02bn) in the second half of 2006. It is likely to contribute a miniscule 0.22% to the South Korean GDP in 2006. Emerging trends indicate initiatives by Korean entities to acquire overseas mining interests as well as captive operations will feed rising demand. The little mining and quarrying activity that happens in the country is centred on a few industrial minerals. The focus has largely been on industrial minerals and metal processing where private contractors play a major role. Industry players in the larger domains of natural gas, petrochemicals and petroleum refining are mostly state owned and are controlled by the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy.

Steel for South Korea is a key competency area and it relies on imported inputs for its manufacture. Moreover, the country imports almost its entire demand of bituminous coal, ores and concentrates of copper, iron, lead, zinc, fluorite, gypsum and magnesite. It also produces moderate amounts of bismuth, cadmium, copper, gold, lead, nickel and zinc, using imported raw material content.

The second meet of Asia Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) ministers was held in the country in October 2005. APEC, which is also responsible for mining in the Gyeongju region of South Korea, aims at improving market transparency, facilitating mineral exploration, developing trade and ensuring sustainable expansion of mining through the Gyeongju Joint Statement. The 18-member committee urged creation of improved information-sharing mechanisms between the member countries for removal of trade barriers and better public-private sector co-operation in mineral exploration and development as well as technological co-operation. The South Korean proposition in the summit highlighted the participation of APEC members in inter-Korea projects to develop mines in North Korea. South Korea would invest its capital and technological expertise to harvest North Korea’s rich gold, iron ore, magnesite and silver reserves, which would be of mutual benefit to both countries. The Ministry of Unification in South Korea, which has been making efforts to reunite the two Koreas, had earlier reached an agreement in July 2005 on a new method of undertaking economic co-operation projects for the two countries.

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The Taiwan Mining Report provides industry strategists, service companies, company analysts and consultants, government departments, trade associations and regulatory bodies with It’s independent, 5-year mining industry forecasts and competitive intelligence on leading mining companies in Taiwan.

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Executive Summary

A dearth of mineral resources and low levels of sustainability have forced Taiwan to halt exploration and production activities for key commodities, such as coal and gold, and focus more on refining imported raw materials. A large portion of the island’s mineral imports help in making processed products such as aluminium, copper, lead, nickel, tin and zinc.

Taiwan’s mining output has declined consistently since the 1970s to reach a state where the industry accounted for only 0.1% of the total industrial production value in 2005. In September 2006, mining output fell by 7.8% year-on-year (y-o-y). Such output is now largely limited to marble, limestone and dolomite for production of cement and stone, which is used primarily by the construction industry. With reserves estimated at over 300bn tonnes, marble is Taiwan’s key mineral resource. The industry also produces limited quantities of copper, manganese and sulphur.

Coal, once a key constituent of Taiwan’s mining industry, fizzled out due to difficult mining conditions and competition from cheaper imports. Production was substantially down from almost 5mn tonnes in 1968 to a paltry 80,000 tonnes in 2000. In 2001, Taiwan discontinued operations at its last operating coal mine. Taiwan’s mineral imports have, in the meantime, risen meteorically to support the continuing rise in demand. In 2005, Taiwan imported a total of 60.4mn tonnes of coal. Power generation accounts for 77% of Taiwan’s coal consumption.

The Taiwanese government controls all mineral resources in the country, which are regulated by the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA). The MOEA has also promulgated the Mining Law and the Mine Safety Law, which constitute the bulk of the legal framework for the supervision of mineral resources in Taiwan. The Department of Mines and Bureau of Mines (BOM) under MOEA are the authorities that implement mining laws and regulations governing all private and state-owned mining contractors. The functions of BOM include surveying of the mining area, regulation of the standards in mining operation, review of mining projects, site inspection and the issue and renewal of mining licences.

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The Bulgaria Mining Report provides industry strategists, service companies, company analysts and consultants, government departments, trade associations and regulatory bodies with It’s independent, 5-year mining industry forecasts and competitive intelligence on leading mining companies in Bulgaria.

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Executive Summary

Located in South East Europe, Bulgaria produces several metallic mineral resources, including copper, iron, lead, zinc, manganese and coal. Coal is the key mineral fuel in Bulgaria. Over 40% of the nation’s electricity generation is dependent on coal. The nation also has large manganese reserves. However, the mining industry in Bulgaria is small by global standards.

The government has gone ahead with the privatisation of the mining industry. Almost all mining projects are now managed by private enterprises. The government’s privatisation policy and integration with the EU have been driving foreign direct investment (FDI). The mining industry cornered about 5% of the total FDI inflows in 2005.

Copper deposits are mainly found in the Srednogorie-Panagyurishte regions and the Alpine-Balkan- Carpathian-Dinaride belt. Asarel Medet and Elatsite Med are the two largest copper mining companies in Bulgaria. Chelopech Mine is the largest gold operation in Europe, with estimated gold deposits of 119.4 tonnes, along with 430,900 tonnes of copper. Lead and zinc are largely found in Plovdiv, in the Ossogovo Mountains, near the Thundza River, and in the Madan area close to Greece. The Maritza Iztok coal basin accounts for 80% of the nation’s coal production.

The Ministry of Environment and Water is responsible for geological prospecting, exploration and mining of the underground resources, and also for environmental protection. The primary legislation governing mineral exploration in Bulgaria is the Subsurface Resources Act of 1999. An extraction concession is valid for 35 years while a prospecting permit is valid for three years. Foreign investors are under the jurisdiction of the Foreign Investment Protection Act of 1994.

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