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Export Australia's resource data as JSON
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Country
Australia
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13
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v1.0.0
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{
"schema_version": "v1.0.0",
"exported_at": "2026-02-28T09:32:42.969Z",
"country": {
"name": "Australia",
"iso2": "AU",
"iso3": "AUS",
"region": "Oceania",
"as_of": "2025-12-30",
"base_currency": "AUD",
"defaults": {
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"government_take": 0.3,
"discount_rate": 0.08,
"time_horizon_years": 25
}
},
"resources": [
{
"id": "au-copper",
"name": "Copper",
"category": "metal",
"type": "copper",
"strategic": true,
"notes": "Significant copper producer. Olympic Dam, Mt Isa, Ernest Henry major deposits.",
"occurrences": [
{
"id": "au-australian-copper",
"name": "Australian Copper Deposits",
"admin_areas": [
"South Australia",
"Queensland",
"New South Wales"
],
"location": {
"lat": -28,
"lon": 140
},
"grade": {
"value": 1.2,
"unit": "%Cu",
"notes": null
},
"dev_status": "producing",
"export_ready": true,
"infrastructure_notes": null,
"risk": {
"security": 1,
"regulatory": 1,
"environmental": 2,
"notes": null
},
"reserve_estimates": [
{
"quality": "proved",
"quantity": {
"value": 24000000,
"unit": "tonne",
"basis": "recoverable"
},
"as_of": "2025-01-01",
"confidence": 0.85,
"notes": null,
"sources": [
{
"title": "Copper Resources",
"publisher": "Geoscience Australia",
"year": 2025,
"type": "gov_report"
}
],
"valuation_scenarios": [
{
"scenario_id": "base",
"price": {
"value": 8500,
"unit": "USD/tonne",
"currency": "USD"
},
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"government_take": 0.25,
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"state_value": 51000000000
}
}
]
}
]
}
]
},
{
"id": "au-nickel",
"name": "Nickel",
"category": "metal",
"type": "nickel",
"strategic": true,
"notes": "Major nickel producer. WA laterite and sulfide deposits. Murrin Murrin, Nova, Kambalda.",
"occurrences": [
{
"id": "au-wa-nickel",
"name": "Western Australia Nickel",
"admin_areas": [
"Western Australia"
],
"location": {
"lat": -29,
"lon": 121
},
"grade": {
"value": 1.5,
"unit": "%Ni",
"notes": null
},
"dev_status": "producing",
"export_ready": true,
"infrastructure_notes": null,
"risk": {
"security": 1,
"regulatory": 1,
"environmental": 2,
"notes": "Indonesian competition affecting prices. Some mines on care and maintenance."
},
"reserve_estimates": [
{
"quality": "proved",
"quantity": {
"value": 21000000,
"unit": "tonne",
"basis": "recoverable"
},
"as_of": "2025-01-01",
"confidence": 0.8,
"notes": null,
"sources": [
{
"title": "Nickel Resources",
"publisher": "Geoscience Australia",
"year": 2025,
"type": "gov_report"
}
],
"valuation_scenarios": [
{
"scenario_id": "base",
"price": {
"value": 16000,
"unit": "USD/tonne",
"currency": "USD"
},
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"state_value": 84000000000
}
}
]
}
]
}
]
},
{
"id": "au-rare-earth-elements",
"name": "Rare Earth Elements",
"category": "metal",
"type": "rare_earth",
"strategic": true,
"notes": "Significant REE deposits. Lynas Mt Weld is largest non-Chinese producer. Critical for clean energy.",
"occurrences": [
{
"id": "au-mt-weld-ree",
"name": "Mount Weld REE",
"admin_areas": [
"Western Australia"
],
"location": {
"lat": -28.9,
"lon": 122.5
},
"grade": {
"value": 8,
"unit": "%REO",
"notes": null
},
"dev_status": "producing",
"export_ready": true,
"infrastructure_notes": "Lynas operation. Concentrate processed in Malaysia.",
"risk": {
"security": 1,
"regulatory": 1,
"environmental": 2,
"notes": null
},
"reserve_estimates": [
{
"quality": "proved",
"quantity": {
"value": 4000000,
"unit": "tonne",
"basis": "recoverable"
},
"as_of": "2025-01-01",
"confidence": 0.85,
"notes": "REO content. Australia has 4th largest REE reserves.",
"sources": [
{
"title": "Critical Minerals Report",
"publisher": "Geoscience Australia",
"year": 2025,
"type": "gov_report"
}
],
"valuation_scenarios": [
{
"scenario_id": "base",
"price": {
"value": 50000,
"unit": "USD/tonne",
"currency": "USD"
},
"recovery_factor": 0.75,
"government_take": 0.25,
"computed": {
"gross_value": 200000000000,
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}
}
]
}
]
}
]
},
{
"id": "au-zinc",
"name": "Zinc",
"category": "metal",
"type": "zinc",
"strategic": false,
"notes": "Major zinc producer. Mt Isa, McArthur River, Century mine. Lead-zinc polymetallic deposits.",
"occurrences": [
{
"id": "au-australian-zinc",
"name": "Australian Zinc Deposits",
"admin_areas": [
"Queensland",
"Northern Territory",
"New South Wales"
],
"dev_status": "producing",
"export_ready": true,
"infrastructure_notes": null,
"risk": {
"security": 1,
"regulatory": 1,
"environmental": 2,
"notes": null
},
"reserve_estimates": [
{
"quality": "proved",
"quantity": {
"value": 27000000,
"unit": "tonne",
"basis": "recoverable"
},
"as_of": "2025-01-01",
"confidence": 0.85,
"notes": null,
"sources": [
{
"title": "Zinc Resources",
"publisher": "Geoscience Australia",
"year": 2025,
"type": "gov_report"
}
],
"valuation_scenarios": [
{
"scenario_id": "base",
"price": {
"value": 2500,
"unit": "USD/tonne",
"currency": "USD"
},
"recovery_factor": 0.85,
"government_take": 0.2,
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}
}
]
}
]
}
]
},
{
"id": "au-arable-land",
"name": "Arable Land",
"category": "agriculture",
"type": "farmland",
"strategic": true,
"notes": "Major agricultural exporter. Wheat, beef, wool, wine. Water scarcity a major challenge.",
"occurrences": [
{
"id": "au-australian-farmland",
"name": "Australian Agricultural Land",
"admin_areas": [
"New South Wales",
"Victoria",
"Queensland",
"Western Australia",
"South Australia"
],
"dev_status": "producing",
"export_ready": true,
"infrastructure_notes": null,
"risk": {
"security": 1,
"regulatory": 1,
"environmental": 3,
"notes": "Water scarcity. Climate variability. Drought risk."
},
"reserve_estimates": [
{
"quality": "measured",
"quantity": {
"value": 400000000,
"unit": "hectare",
"basis": "total_farmland"
},
"as_of": "2024-12-31",
"confidence": 0.95,
"notes": "400M ha agricultural land. ~50M ha cropping. Major beef and wheat exporter.",
"sources": [
{
"title": "Agricultural Land Use",
"publisher": "Australian Bureau of Statistics",
"year": 2024,
"type": "gov_report"
}
],
"valuation_scenarios": []
}
]
}
]
},
{
"id": "au-freshwater",
"name": "Freshwater Resources",
"category": "water",
"type": "freshwater",
"strategic": true,
"notes": "Driest inhabited continent. Murray-Darling Basin critical. Desalination increasingly important.",
"occurrences": [
{
"id": "au-australian-freshwater",
"name": "Australian Freshwater Systems",
"admin_areas": [
"New South Wales",
"Victoria",
"Queensland",
"South Australia"
],
"dev_status": "producing",
"export_ready": false,
"infrastructure_notes": null,
"risk": {
"security": 1,
"regulatory": 2,
"environmental": 4,
"notes": "Severe water scarcity. Murray-Darling over-allocation. Climate change impacts."
},
"reserve_estimates": [
{
"quality": "measured",
"quantity": {
"value": 492,
"unit": "km3",
"basis": "renewable"
},
"as_of": "2024-12-31",
"confidence": 0.75,
"notes": "Annual renewable freshwater. Highly variable. Drought vulnerable.",
"sources": [
{
"title": "Water Resources Assessment",
"publisher": "Bureau of Meteorology",
"year": 2024,
"type": "gov_report"
}
],
"valuation_scenarios": []
}
]
}
]
},
{
"id": "au-iron-ore",
"name": "Iron Ore",
"category": "metal",
"type": "iron_ore",
"strategic": true,
"notes": "Australia is world's largest iron ore exporter. Pilbara region dominates global supply. BHP, Rio Tinto, Fortescue major producers.",
"occurrences": [
{
"id": "au-pilbara-iron",
"name": "Pilbara Iron Ore Province",
"admin_areas": [
"Western Australia"
],
"location": {
"lat": -22.5,
"lon": 118
},
"grade": {
"value": 62,
"unit": "%Fe",
"notes": "High-grade hematite. Direct shipping ore (DSO)."
},
"dev_status": "producing",
"export_ready": true,
"infrastructure_notes": "Dedicated rail networks to Port Hedland, Dampier, Cape Lambert. World-class export infrastructure.",
"risk": {
"security": 1,
"regulatory": 1,
"environmental": 2,
"notes": null
},
"reserve_estimates": [
{
"quality": "proved",
"quantity": {
"value": 50000000000,
"unit": "tonne",
"basis": "recoverable"
},
"as_of": "2025-01-01",
"confidence": 0.95,
"notes": "Australia holds ~28% of global iron ore reserves. Pilbara alone has 50+ years production.",
"sources": [
{
"title": "Australia's Identified Mineral Resources",
"publisher": "Geoscience Australia",
"year": 2025,
"type": "gov_report"
}
],
"valuation_scenarios": [
{
"scenario_id": "base",
"price": {
"value": 100,
"unit": "USD/tonne",
"currency": "USD"
},
"recovery_factor": 0.95,
"government_take": 0.3,
"computed": {
"gross_value": 5000000000000,
"state_value": 1500000000000
}
},
{
"scenario_id": "optimistic",
"price": {
"value": 130,
"unit": "USD/tonne",
"currency": "USD"
},
"recovery_factor": 0.95,
"government_take": 0.28,
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}
}
]
}
]
}
]
},
{
"id": "au-coal",
"name": "Coal",
"category": "energy",
"type": "coal",
"strategic": true,
"notes": "Major thermal and metallurgical coal exporter. Queensland and NSW dominant. Climate pressure increasing but Asian demand remains.",
"occurrences": [
{
"id": "au-queensland-coal",
"name": "Queensland Coal Basins",
"admin_areas": [
"Queensland"
],
"location": {
"lat": -23,
"lon": 148
},
"dev_status": "producing",
"export_ready": true,
"infrastructure_notes": "Rail to Gladstone, Hay Point, Abbott Point. Major metallurgical coal exporter.",
"risk": {
"security": 1,
"regulatory": 3,
"environmental": 4,
"notes": "Climate policy pressure. Some banks withdrawing financing. Strong Asian demand."
},
"reserve_estimates": [
{
"quality": "proved",
"quantity": {
"value": 80000000000,
"unit": "tonne",
"basis": "recoverable"
},
"as_of": "2025-01-01",
"confidence": 0.85,
"notes": "Australia has 4th largest coal reserves globally.",
"sources": [
{
"title": "Australian Energy Statistics",
"publisher": "DISER",
"year": 2025,
"type": "gov_report"
}
],
"valuation_scenarios": [
{
"scenario_id": "base",
"price": {
"value": 150,
"unit": "USD/tonne",
"currency": "USD"
},
"recovery_factor": 0.85,
"government_take": 0.25,
"computed": {
"gross_value": 12000000000000,
"state_value": 3000000000000
}
}
]
}
]
}
]
},
{
"id": "au-natural-gas",
"name": "Natural Gas",
"category": "energy",
"type": "natural_gas",
"strategic": true,
"notes": "Major LNG exporter - world's largest. Offshore NW Shelf, Browse, Carnarvon basins. Queensland CSG.",
"occurrences": [
{
"id": "au-nw-shelf-gas",
"name": "North West Shelf Gas",
"admin_areas": [
"Western Australia"
],
"location": {
"lat": -19.5,
"lon": 116
},
"dev_status": "producing",
"export_ready": true,
"infrastructure_notes": "Major LNG trains at Karratha, Wheatstone, Gorgon, Pluto. World-class facilities.",
"risk": {
"security": 1,
"regulatory": 2,
"environmental": 3,
"notes": null
},
"reserve_estimates": [
{
"quality": "proved",
"quantity": {
"value": 80000,
"unit": "bcf",
"basis": "recoverable"
},
"as_of": "2025-01-01",
"confidence": 0.85,
"notes": "Combined NW Shelf and Carnarvon Basin reserves.",
"sources": [
{
"title": "Australian Energy Resources Assessment",
"publisher": "Geoscience Australia",
"year": 2025,
"type": "gov_report"
}
],
"valuation_scenarios": [
{
"scenario_id": "base",
"price": {
"value": 12000000,
"unit": "USD/bcf",
"currency": "USD"
},
"recovery_factor": 0.9,
"government_take": 0.3,
"computed": {
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"state_value": 288000000000
}
}
]
}
]
}
]
},
{
"id": "au-lithium",
"name": "Lithium",
"category": "metal",
"type": "lithium",
"strategic": true,
"notes": "World's largest lithium producer. Greenbushes is largest hard rock lithium mine globally. Pilgangoora, Mt Marion also major.",
"occurrences": [
{
"id": "au-wa-lithium",
"name": "Western Australia Lithium",
"admin_areas": [
"Western Australia"
],
"location": {
"lat": -33.8,
"lon": 116
},
"grade": {
"value": 2,
"unit": "%Li2O",
"notes": "High-grade spodumene deposits."
},
"dev_status": "producing",
"export_ready": true,
"infrastructure_notes": "Greenbushes, Pilgangoora, Mt Marion. Spodumene concentrate exports to China.",
"risk": {
"security": 1,
"regulatory": 1,
"environmental": 2,
"notes": null
},
"reserve_estimates": [
{
"quality": "proved",
"quantity": {
"value": 6200000,
"unit": "tonne",
"basis": "recoverable"
},
"as_of": "2025-01-01",
"confidence": 0.9,
"notes": "LCE. Australia has world's largest lithium reserves.",
"sources": [
{
"title": "Critical Minerals Report",
"publisher": "Geoscience Australia",
"year": 2025,
"type": "gov_report"
}
],
"valuation_scenarios": [
{
"scenario_id": "base",
"price": {
"value": 15000,
"unit": "USD/tonne",
"currency": "USD"
},
"recovery_factor": 0.85,
"government_take": 0.25,
"computed": {
"gross_value": 93000000000,
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}
}
]
}
]
}
]
},
{
"id": "au-gold",
"name": "Gold",
"category": "metal",
"type": "gold",
"strategic": false,
"notes": "World's #2 gold producer. Major deposits in WA (Super Pit, Boddington), Victoria, NSW. Historic goldfields.",
"occurrences": [
{
"id": "au-wa-goldfields",
"name": "Western Australia Goldfields",
"admin_areas": [
"Western Australia"
],
"location": {
"lat": -30.8,
"lon": 121.5
},
"grade": {
"value": 2.5,
"unit": "g/t",
"notes": null
},
"dev_status": "producing",
"export_ready": true,
"infrastructure_notes": "Kalgoorlie Super Pit, Boddington. Mature mining infrastructure.",
"risk": {
"security": 1,
"regulatory": 1,
"environmental": 2,
"notes": null
},
"reserve_estimates": [
{
"quality": "proved",
"quantity": {
"value": 10000,
"unit": "tonne",
"basis": "recoverable"
},
"as_of": "2025-01-01",
"confidence": 0.85,
"notes": "Australia produces ~300 tonnes gold annually.",
"sources": [
{
"title": "Gold Resources Report",
"publisher": "Geoscience Australia",
"year": 2025,
"type": "gov_report"
}
],
"valuation_scenarios": [
{
"scenario_id": "base",
"price": {
"value": 64000000,
"unit": "USD/tonne",
"currency": "USD"
},
"recovery_factor": 0.9,
"government_take": 0.25,
"computed": {
"gross_value": 640000000000,
"state_value": 160000000000
}
}
]
}
]
}
]
},
{
"id": "au-bauxite",
"name": "Bauxite",
"category": "metal",
"type": "bauxite",
"strategic": true,
"notes": "World's largest bauxite reserves. Major alumina refineries. Rio Tinto, Alcoa major producers.",
"occurrences": [
{
"id": "au-weipa-bauxite",
"name": "Weipa and Gove Bauxite",
"admin_areas": [
"Queensland",
"Northern Territory",
"Western Australia"
],
"location": {
"lat": -12.6,
"lon": 141.9
},
"grade": {
"value": 50,
"unit": "%Al2O3",
"notes": null
},
"dev_status": "producing",
"export_ready": true,
"infrastructure_notes": "Weipa (Rio Tinto), Gove (Rio Tinto), Worsley (South32). Integrated alumina refineries.",
"risk": {
"security": 1,
"regulatory": 1,
"environmental": 2,
"notes": null
},
"reserve_estimates": [
{
"quality": "proved",
"quantity": {
"value": 5000000000,
"unit": "tonne",
"basis": "recoverable"
},
"as_of": "2025-01-01",
"confidence": 0.9,
"notes": "Australia has ~20% of global bauxite reserves.",
"sources": [
{
"title": "Bauxite Resources",
"publisher": "Geoscience Australia",
"year": 2025,
"type": "gov_report"
}
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"valuation_scenarios": [
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"scenario_id": "base",
"price": {
"value": 50,
"unit": "USD/tonne",
"currency": "USD"
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"recovery_factor": 0.9,
"government_take": 0.2,
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"state_value": 50000000000
}
}
]
}
]
}
]
},
{
"id": "au-uranium",
"name": "Uranium",
"category": "energy",
"type": "uranium",
"strategic": true,
"notes": "World's largest uranium reserves. Olympic Dam (BHP) world's largest deposit. Three mines operating.",
"occurrences": [
{
"id": "au-olympic-dam",
"name": "Olympic Dam",
"admin_areas": [
"South Australia"
],
"location": {
"lat": -30.4,
"lon": 136.9
},
"grade": {
"value": 0.05,
"unit": "%U3O8",
"notes": "Low grade but enormous scale. Polymetallic: copper, gold, silver, uranium."
},
"dev_status": "producing",
"export_ready": true,
"infrastructure_notes": "BHP operation. Underground mine. Also produces copper, gold, silver.",
"risk": {
"security": 1,
"regulatory": 2,
"environmental": 3,
"notes": "Strict nuclear safeguards. Limited to WA and NT (SA changed policy)."
},
"reserve_estimates": [
{
"quality": "proved",
"quantity": {
"value": 1700000,
"unit": "tonne",
"basis": "recoverable"
},
"as_of": "2025-01-01",
"confidence": 0.85,
"notes": "Australia has ~28% of global uranium reserves.",
"sources": [
{
"title": "Uranium Resources",
"publisher": "Geoscience Australia",
"year": 2025,
"type": "gov_report"
}
],
"valuation_scenarios": [
{
"scenario_id": "base",
"price": {
"value": 220000,
"unit": "USD/tonne",
"currency": "USD"
},
"recovery_factor": 0.85,
"government_take": 0.3,
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}
}
]
}
]
}
]
}
]
}