Silver, Lead and Zinc Ore Mining in Australia - Industry Market Research Report

Lead weight: Higher volumes have offset mixed lead, zinc and silver pricing to drive revenue growth

Revenue for the Silver, Lead and Zinc Ore Mining industry has been highly volatile over the past five years, with a general upward trend. This result has been due to greater export demand, moderate growth in domestic demand, and fluctuations in pricing for lead, silver and zinc. Industry revenue is projected to increase at an annualised 7.2% over the five years through 2021-22, to total $6.2 billion, with the COVID-19 pandemic minimally affecting the industry. This trend includes an expected rise of 2.9% in the current year, reflecting higher zinc and lead prices, and a fall in silver prices. Much of the industry's zinc output is exported as a concentrate, while a substantial proportion of lead output is refined locally.

Industry firms mainly mine silver, lead or zinc ores. Firms also carry out beneficiation, which involves processing ores into ore concentrate.

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's key players and their market shares.