MMIINNIINNGG && IINNDDUUSSTTRRIIAALL SSEERRVVIICCEESS OPPORTUNITY OPPORTUNITY SSTTUUDDYY Cairns/Far North Queensland RReefff::: JJ22007700 JJuunnee 22000088 M INING & I NDUSTRIAL SERVICES STU DY Cairns/ Far North Queensland MINING & INDUSTRIAL SERVICES OPPORTUNITY STUDY Cairns/Far North Queensland Prepared by W S CUMMINGS Ref: J2070 June 2008 CUMMINGS DEPARTMENT OF TOURISM , CAIRNS CHAMBER OF ECONOMICS REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT & COMMERCE INDUSTRY PO Box 2148 Local Project Manager Chief Executive Officer CAIRNS QLD 4870 Cairns Centre PO Box 2336 T: (07) 4031 2888 PO Box 2358 CAIRNS QLD 4870 F: (07) 4031 1108 CAIRNS QLD 4870 T: (07) 4031 1838 M: 0418 871 011 T: (07) 4048 1189 F: (07) 4031 0883 E:
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[email protected] W: www.cairnschamber.com.au W: www.dtrdi.qld.gov.au Ref: J2070 June 2008 2/87 M INING & I NDUSTRIAL SERVICES STU DY Cairns/ Far North Queensland T ABLE OF C ONTENTS Pg SUMMARY OF MAIN POINTS ……………..………..............…................. i-vii 1. INTRODUCTION ……………..……….……........................….................. 4 1.1 General 4 1.2 Study Area 5 1.3 Methodology 5 1.4 Information Reliability 6 2. IDENTIFICATION OF MINING & INDUSTRIAL OPERATIONS ....................... 7 2.1 General 7 2.2 Data Base 7 2.3 Summary of Data Base 8 2.4 Maps 8 3. OBSERVATIONS ON FACTORS AFFECTING SERVICES TO MINES ...…...... 14 3.1 Types of Services & Service Providers 14 3.2 Decision Making About Air Services 15 3.3 Labour/Personnel Supplier Considerations 17 3.4 Mining Company Considerations 19 3.5 Aviation Factors 22 3.6 Summary of Cairns’ Area Advantages & Disadvantages as a Provider 28 4.