Australian Shares Learning Centre
General Learning Resources
- Common minerals and their uses
- More information on the JORC Code
- Changes made to current JORC Code in comparison with the 1999 JORC Code
- Resources and Reserves - Their impact on Financial Reporting, Valuations and the Expectations Gap
Coal Bed Methane/Coal Seam Gas
- Seven things you should know before investing in Coal Bed Methane
- What is Coal seam gas?
Geothermal Energy
Coal
- JORC Guidelines for Coal
Nuclear Energy & Uranium
Vanadium
- Information and general facts on Vanadium
Oil & Gas
- Understanding and Investing in Oil & Gas companies
- A comprehensive conversion calculator for oil and gas
- A comprehensive glossary of terminology
Oil Shale
- Basic information on Oil Shale
Rare Earths
- How to invest in Rare Earths & Thorium
- The case for investing in Rare Earths
Potash
- Potash corp's market analysis
General Links
Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS)
- For more information on the GICS structure visit ASX
Commodity Prices
Reports & Databases
- For a comprehensive report on the minerals industry in Australia which includes exploration expenditure on each of the commodities and in each state, employment statistics and much more visit The Mineral Council of Australia
- ABARE economics has listed all projects in Australia which are advanced or being developed available on a spreadsheet. To accompany the database, ABARE has produced a report which can be viewed through their website
- For all important mining events, conferences and dates for your diary in 2008 visit Mining Australia
- China’s State Council Information Office recently published a white paper on energy entitled “China’s Energy Conditions and Policies”
- Australian Mines Atlas has provided mining investors with an easy way to find companies with JORC resources or reserves of a particular commodity. Click on "Database Search" under 'Search Australia's Mines' and click on a commodity from the drop down menu
- Uranium Information Centre provides information on uranium deposits and prospective mines
- The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (AusIMM) has put forward recommendations in five key areas including exploration, minerals research and development, human capital, emissions reductions and health and safety; in its AusIMM Pre-Budget Submission. AusIMM believes that the new government needs to implement policies to ensure the benefits of the current resource boom can be sustained.
- For a report outlining the best way to determine critical minerals at risk of a supply shortage and a list of critical minerals read Minerals, Critical Minerals, and the U.S. Economy
- For a list of reports on different minerals and production statistics including mineral planning in the UK factsheets along with World Mineral Production statistics visit Minerals UK
General Resources
Blogs
- Lu Kewen is a blog about China's relationship with Australian PM Kevin Rudd
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