GlobalData Energy Market Research Reports

Global coal mine gate costs vary considerably. Large opencast operations in the US Powder River Basin can have costs below US$10/t, while deeper pits in Australia can have costs closer to US$50/t. Processing costs make a difference in mine gate co...

Global export thermal coal costs vary considerably. However thermal coal quality also vary, with low quality Indonesia coal dominating that first quartile of the curve, while higher quality Australia thermal coal is in the second half of the curve...

Global metallurgical coal costs vary considerably. A contributing factor to this is that much lower quality metallurgical coal (such as semi soft) is produced in predominately thermal coal mines. Hence some South African and Indonesian operations ...

Global silver mine or metal content in ore production was 930.5 Million ounces in 2015; down by 1.6% over 2014. This decrease was mainly due to a 25.7% fall in production in Australia, 6.7% each in Russia and the US, 4% in Chile and 2.1% in China....

Winning and retaining business in the mining equipment sector in Asia-Pacific, 2016 - a survey of key buyers and decision-makers Summary This report provides a detailed analysis of customer preferences throughout the Asi...

Base Metals Mining in the US to 2020 Summary The US had the world’s fifth-largest reserves of copper and zinc, with 33 million tones (Mt) and 11Mt respectively and world’s sixth-largest lead reserves with 5Mt as of Janua...

Traditionally, Asia has been more associated with demand and consumption, rather than the production of commodities, with China at the forefront. However, the region is a large-scale miner of raw materials, with China, India and Indonesia making u...

Precious Metals and Diamond Mining in Canada to 2020 Summary Canada had the world’s eighth-largest reserves of gold, at 2,000 tonnes (t), the 10th-largest silver reserves at 7,000t, and the fourth-largest platinum group ...

Base Metals Mining in Canada to 2020 Summary Canada had the 10th-largest reserves of nickel and seventh-largest of zinc globally, with 2.9 and 6.2 million tonnes (Mt) respectively. Canadian nickel and lead m...

Winning and retaining business in the African mining equipment sector, 2016 - A survey of key buyers and decision makers Summary Overall trends in the data revealed - - Customer priorities in supplier selection ar...

Base Metals Mining in Bolivia to 2020 Summary Bolivia had the world’s eighth- and ninth-largest zinc and lead reserves respectively with 4.6 million tonnes (Mt) of zinc and 1.6Mt of lead. Bolivian zinc mine...

Global Coal Mining to 2020 Summary Global coal reserves totaled 891.5 billion tonnes (Bnt) at the end of 2015. Sub-bituminous and lignite coal accounted for 54.8%, or 488.3bnt, while anthracite and bituminous coal collec...

Global Copper Mining to 2020 Summary Global copper reserves were 720 million tonnes (Mt), with Chile dominating with 210Mt or 29.2% of the total. This was followed by Australia with 88Mt (12.2%), Peru with 82Mt (11.4%) a...

Global Gold Mining to 2020 Summary Global gold reserves were 56,700 tonnes (t) as of January 2016, with Australia accounting for the largest share with 9,100t or 16% of the total, followed by Russia with 8,000t (14.1%), ...

Global Iron Ore Cost Curve Summary This presentation and accompanying Excel data provide an iron ore cost curve for 70 mines contributing to over 90% of the seaborne iron ore market, with breakdown of costs into mining, ...

Technology Investment Priorities in Australian Mining, 2016 Summary Overall trends in the data revealed - - The primary technologies expected to see the greatest increases in penetration over the next two years ar...

Global Zinc Mining to 2020 Summary Australia, China, Peru, Mexico and the US have the largest zinc reserves and together accounted for 152 million tonnes (Mt), or 74.5% of the global total as of January 2016, although zi...

Precious Metals Mining in Peru to 2020 Summary Peru has deposits of gold, silver, iron ore, coal, copper, zinc, lead, molybdenum and tin. The mining industry is important to the country’s economy, having contributed 9.3%...

Precious Metals Mining in Chile to 2020 Summary Chile has substantial reserves of copper, gold, silver, coal, lead, zinc and iron ore. The mining industry is significant to the country’s economy, having contributed 13% t...

Global Bauxite Mining to 2020 Summary Global bauxite reserves were 27.5 billion tonnes (Bnt) as of January 2016. Guinea had the world’s largest reserves, with 7.4Bnt, accounting for 26.9% of the global total, with most b...