In the 2018 fiscal year, the value of iron ore across Australia was estimated to be over 220 billion Australian dollars. The value of mineral assets in the 2018 fiscal year for Australia was about 385 billion Australian dollars.
Value of minerals across Australia in financial year 2018, by type
(in billion Australian dollars)
Characteristic
Value in billion Australian dollars
Iron ore
223.8
Copper, gold and antimony
115.6
Lead, zinc, silver and cadmium
14.6
Bauxite
14.1
Mineral sands - Ilmenite, Rutile and Zircon
8.8
Nickel, platinum and cobalt
7.1
Magnesite
1.6
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (July 26, 2019). Value of minerals across Australia in financial year 2018, by type (in billion Australian dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 14, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1039349/australia-minerals-net-value/
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