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The Gold Industry's Economic and Social Contribution to Australia Golden nation The gold industry’s economic and social contribution to Australia May 2017 From the 1850s, the demand for gold has helped grow, sustain and define Australia The populations of Victoria and Western Australia during the gold rush periods The rush for gold led to the development of major rail, road, port and water grew at a faster rate than Australia’s population during the 100 years to 2011 infrastructure in Australia Population increase during period Australia’s First Train Victoria (1854) Built following the influx of migrants coming for WA gold. VIC Gold Rush 814% (1851 - 1861) Coolgardie-Esperance Highway WA (1891) 10 yrs Developed to link the Goldfields to Esperance harbour. Goldfields Railway WA (1894) WA Gold Rush 467% Built to connect Perth with the Eastern Goldfields. (1893 - 1903) 10 yrs Fremantle Port WA (1897) Est. by CY O’Connor, to meet need from the Gold Rush. Australia 383% (1911 - 2011) Golden Pipeline WA (1903) 100 yrs 566km long, built to provide fresh water to the Goldfields. Source: ABS, Melbournewater.com Source: National Museum of Australia The gold industry makes a strong contribution to our nation’s economic prosperity, creating jobs and generating wealth Australia is the world’s second largest gold producer, behind China, Currently, gold accounts for around 50% of all expenditure on mineral producing more than 280 tonnes in 2016 (around 9% of global production) exploration in Australia - $617.6 million in 2016 Australia’s gold production tonnes and percentage of global production % Mineral exploration in Australia expenditure by commodity % 00 15% 100 80 300 10% 60 200 0 5% 100 20 0 0% 0 1950 195 1958 1962 1966 1970 197 1978 1982 1986 1990 199 1998 2002 2006 2010 201 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 199 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 200 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 201 2015 2016 Australia’s gold production tonnes LS Australia’s share of global gold production % S Gold Iron re Coal ickel, Cobalt Copper ther Source: ABS, Australian Department of Industry, Innovation and Science, US Geological Survey Source: ABS Note: data for Copper and Nickel exploration expenditure is not available prior to Sept 1999 Gold companies produce a treasured, essential commodity and give back to communities Gold has accounted for around 6% of Australia’s total merchandise exports Five countries account for over 90% of over the last two decades Australia’s gold exports (2016) Top 5 uses for gold Gold’s share of Australia’s merchandise exports 43% China 1. Jewellery 8% 7% 6% 24% United Kingdom 2. Finance & Investing 5% % 3% 15% Hong Kong 3. Electronics 2% 1% 8% Indonesia 4. Medicine & Dentistry 0 1996 1998 2000 2002 200 2006 2008 2010 2012 201 2016 4% India 5. Aerospace % of total merchandise exports by value Source: ABS Source: ABS, Scottsdale Bullion & Coin The gold industry has played and continues to play a fundamental role in Australia’s history, economy and social fabric From the 1850s, the demand for gold has helped grow, sustain and define Australia Gold has been instrumental in shaping Australia’s national identity The gold industry contributes to and helps sustain communities and populations in regional Australia Convict transport to Australia ceased in 1853 as the British Crown did Australia has 66 operating gold mines not wish to provide people with free passage to the newly-found gold. and 14 of the world’s largest. By 1861, Victoria had the highest literacy rates globally, as people with means arrived to make their fortune from the Gold Rush. Over 80,000 people in Australia 1 In 1861, the first Melbourne Cup was held, born from growing wealth live in towns and regions with and demand for entertainment flowing from the Victorian Gold Rush. operating gold mines. 11 Five years later the first English-Australian cricket match was played, laying the foundation for the perennial rivalry. 2 Even Federation has links to the gold industry. An initially reluctant Western Australia agreed to the union in 1901 as eastern-Australians, migrating to the West’s Gold Rush, voted for Western Australia to Largest gold mines in Australia join the Federation. Source: National Museum of Australia Source: ABS, S&P The gold industry makes a strong contribution to our nation’s economic prosperity, creating jobs and generating wealth Over 26,000 people in Australia rely directly on the gold mining sector In total, the mining of gold ore is estimated to contribute more than for employment $13.4 billion to the Australian economy in 2016-17 Full time obs in Australia’s gold mining sector The direct contribution of the mining of gold ore is estimated to be $5.9 billion. 35,000 The indirect contribution of gold ore mining is estimated 30,000 to be a further $7.5 billion. 25,000 20,000 This includes value added by: 15,000 ❏ Professional, scientific and technical services $13.4bn 10,000 ❏ Exploration and mining support services 5,000 ❏ 0 Other repair and maintenance services ❏ Construction services. 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 201 2002 200 2006 2008 2010 2012 201516 Full time euivalent obs Source: ABS, Deloitte Access Economics, WA Department of Mines and Petroleum Source: Deloitte Access Economics, IBIS World Gold companies produce a treasured, essential commodity and give back to communities Gold is increasingly used and recycled in new technology and Gold mining companies make an important contribution to the social fabric medical developments of local communities Environment ❏ Norton Gold Fields donated $50,000 to the Goldfields Individual and Family Recycled gold constitutes approximately one third of global Support Association’s weekend program, providing activities for children with world supply. In 2013-14 Australia recycled mobile phones disabilities and respite for their carers containing around $7.6 million worth of gold. ❏ Gold Fields Australia’s Foundation donated $50,000 to fund facial recognition Nanotechnology software, which helps to diagnose medical conditions in Indigenous children Gold nanoparticles are a key component of optical ❏ Since 2009, Gold Fields Australia’s scholarship program has assisted modulators, which may offer a new way of processing Indigenous students to complete tertiary education INNOVATION information using light in the same way a computer ❏ Gold Road Resources supports the ‘Together We Can’ activity program, processes information using electrons. improving the health and wellbeing of Indigenous youth in the remote Medical Cosmo-Newberry community Gold is used to modify anatomic particles, supporting ❏ Ramelius Resources provides unlimited support to St John Ambulance and the detection and treatment of cancerous cells. the Royal Flying Doctor Service in Mount Magnet. Source: National Centre for Biotech Info, Queensland University of Technology Source: Gold Industry Group Deloitte Access Economics was commissioned by the Gold Industry Group to study the economic and social contribution of the gold industry in Australia. The Gold Industry Group is a not-for-profit, member-based industry association governed by a Board of Directors. The Gold Industry Group represents the interests of gold producers, explorers, prospectors, and service providers to collectively champion and promote the importance of the gold sector in Australia. www.goldindustrygroup.com.au Contact Deloitte Deloitte Level 9, Brookfield Place, Tower 2 123 St Georges Terrace Perth WA 6000 Australia Tel: +61 8 9365 7000 Fax: +61 8 9365 7001 www.deloitte.com.au General use restriction Deloitte Access Economics is Australia’s pre-eminent economics advisory practice and a member of Deloitte’s global economics group. 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