Copper Ore Mining in Australia - Industry Market Research Report

Copper-bottomed: Flat copper ore volumes have been offset by higher copper prices

Copper mining revenue is expected to increase at an annualised 3.8% over the five years through 2023-24, to an estimated $9.8 billion. This strong growth is due to higher copper prices, and stronger demand growth from China for copper used in construction, communications and manufacturing. Copper prices have risen as global copper demand has increased, and production has weakened. Highly advanced economies, such as Japan, have also supported demand growth through higher domestic production volumes. Australia is one of the world's major copper mining countries, behind Chile, Peru, China, Democratic Republic of Congo, and the United States. Industry firms mine copper ore and carry out beneficiation processes. These basic processes convert the copper ore into copper concentrate, which downstream processors then smelt and refine into copper products and copper cathodes. This report covers the scope, size, disposition and growth of the industry including the key sensitivities and success factors. Also included are five year industry forecasts, growth rates and an analysis of the industry key players and their market shares.