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CIMIC Group executive chairman and chief executive officer Juan Santamaria said the company’s position will strengthen due to growth in Australia’s major commodity exports, over the next two years.

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Mach Energy Australia submitted an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to the New South Wales Government to double the Mount Pleasant coal mine’s output.

Copper has been forecast to outdo the performance of other mining commodities this year, according to a White & Case 2021 survey.

Australia’s mining workforce has continued a steady climb in numbers, with national coal mining employment reaching a record high, according to data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).

Galaxy Resources has delivered record shipments of lithium concentrate at the Mt Cattlin spodumene-tantalite mine in Western Australia off the back of increased lithium demand.

Prices for Australia’s high-grade iron ore fines have increased this week after data on China’s steel output in 2020 was revealed.

A McKinsey & Company survey has revealed that Australia experienced the lowest levels of disruption at its mining operations due to COVID-19.

A mid-year survey that analysed the post COVID-19 global mining and metals market has found the fear of a global recession is the most common concern across the industry.

Rapid technological change is affecting what we mine, especially as many developing economies can now skip some of the stages of modernisation that advanced economies have been through.

The commodities industry downturn from 2013–2016 had a massive effect on companies in Australia and around the globe – with most mining companies going into survival mode.

The mining sector saw a 32.1 per cent increase in job opportunities since a year ago, despite a 6.2 per cent fall in the RBA’s Non Rural Bulk Commodity Price Index last April. The rise is reflected in the DFP Mining and Resources Job Index, which has experienced consistent rise for 10 consecutive months.

Mining is poised for growth, according to Deloitte’s 2018 Tracking the Trends report.

It was an up and down year for commodities, but things ultimately finished in the black.

Trump heading closer to presidency has seen a rally in metal and oil prices, further strengthened by the strong US dollar.

Iron ore has bounced higher on the back of hopes in renewed Chinese metal demand, finally breaking over the $US50 per tonne mark for the first time since September.

Analysts say there is “little light on the horizon” for the current commodities downturn for several years due to increasing imbalances between physical supply and demand.

Despite the apparent normalisation of low commodity prices, the Federal Government has predicted mining exports earnings to grow by more than 40 per cent by 2019-2020.

The price of iron ore continues to creep towards a 10-year low as the dynamics between the supply and demand begin to be questioned by traders.

Deloitte have released a list of the top ten industry trends we can expect in 2015. Part 4 – The supply/demand problem.