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This page a selected set of links to resources relating to the mining industry.

Portals
Issues

Organisations

Government

Global

Australian
Yahoo B2B Mining a comprehensive directory of companies and resources on this topic.
Looksmart Mining another comprehensive listing ofmining resources world wide.
MineNet Short snappy links to world major mining sites.
InfoMine - The Internet's Premier Mining Info... Industry company news portal with a library of mining related resources. Not too many links to other websites however.
Kitco Precious metal industry portal carries, news, charts quotes and links.
The MiningWeb Industry news portal with a strong company focus.
The Bullion Desk Current precious metals prices and market news and an excellent collection of links to companies.
Goldsheet An excellent directory of online mining resources world wide.
Minmet Australia - Home Page
Australian Stockbroker specialising resource stocks. The site offers quotes and news and contains an excellent directory of online resources dealing with mining in Australia.
AMIRA A global mineral industry research association. This site carries an excellent directory of online resources worldwide.
Gold at Yahoo
Yahoo Mining and Metals

Issues
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Australian Industry Greenhouse Network Portal on green issues generally.
Greenpeace Activist organisation whose site carries educational resources on a large range of environmental issues.
Friends of the Earth Global environmental activist organisation.
Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and ...Details on Greenhouse aggreements and various other mining issues.
Environment Australia (Department of the Envi... Department of the Environment carries Government material on the environment and minerals as well as details of programs in this area.
Ameef Australian Energy and Minerals Environment Foundation. This site carries a number of case studies on mining and environemntal issues as well as providing news and a range of punlications on this topic. The listings of case studies found in the resources section will prove handy for teachers. There are also a number of PDF's outlining best practice in this area that may prove useful for students researching this topic.

Organisations
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AME Mineral Economics Australian Mineral economic consultancy that offers a great site for economics students. Much material requires a fee however current sample forecasts and market analyses can be accessed here. Comment trade developments and tariffs can also be found at this site.
World Energy Council
A global organisation with 90 member countries that conducts research into world energy needs. carries data on country energy polices and effeciency indicators and surveys of world energy usage. Industry news and events and reports on the world energy congress. It covers the full range of extraction industries.
Energy Information Administration Home Page
Press releases, Energy Analysis report on the industrty in the US Historical data available as well
Asian Development Bank (ADB) - Fighting Pover... Covers regional energy and mineral related issues.
Asia Pacific Energy Research Centre Summary of Bulletins research activites, web directory focusing on energy industry issues in our region.
CSIRO Australia - Scientific and Industrial R... See the Minerals section at the CSRIO and see
CSIRO Exploration and Mining
Lloyds
Lloyds portal on maritime and transport news. Relevant to miners and exporters generally. Students can determine which ships are arriving where and what they are carrying. A good excursion.
World Gold Council - The Global Advocate for ...
Global industry site with analysis and statistics on the world gold market inlcuding the uses of Gold and trends in gold prices and industry news. There is also a good section on the uses of gold in industry and elsewhere.
Australian Gold Council Industry site that carries current industry news, a section on the uses of gold and some excellent educational links to gold resources available online.
Gold Insitute US industry portal with a lot of news and links, fact sheets and a section covering gold and the environement.
Gold-Eagle
Specifically gold portal with current prices, links, news and quotes.
Gold Report ~ Australia
Commercial industry analyst however while no information is free the online ticker may tempt some students playing the stockmarket game.
Fidelitrade Current Gold Prices
MUTUAL FUNDS Carries details of mining funds.
Welcome to the World Coal Institute website Details of world coal market, the use of coal and coal technologies. Also contains an education section for schools
Australian Coal Association Research Program
Industry site carries news and selected pdf's covering various industry reports.
globalCOAL Online emarket for trading coal and coal related products.
Japanese Coal Center Presentations and details of the Japanese Industry
CCUJ Center for Coal Utilization,Japan Site carries clean uses of coal in Japan
China Coal Information Institute---CCIDC Details of the coal industry and news in China
IEA Coal Research Global coal consultancy on clean coal use. Industry news, statistics and coal studies available online.
Home page of Coal Mining Engineer Details various methods of mining coal
CSIRO Coal Section Great set of links and offers details of the CSIRO's research program in this area.The American Institute of Mining, Metallurgicalurgical and Petroleum Engineers.Industry site with links to a library and details of the organisations activities.
Informa Australia Pty Ltd Australian Journal of Mining. Industry news and selected articles.
Australian Aluminium Council This site offers industry statistics including export data, a report on aluminium and the Australian Economy, industry news and an excellent links section for aluminium companies and related bodies.
Minerals Council of Australia Website This organisation represents all of Australia's mining companies. It carries industry news and statistics as well as extensive educational resources and economic commentary. Mineral Fact sheets are available and details of Victorian offerings can be found at Victorian Chamber of Mines. This site is very slow to load but includes lesson plans, details of tours and resources relevant to K-12.
Australian Mining History Association carries office bearers and details of the associations activities and links to other resources. Teachers will find the international links on the history of mining quite interesting.
The AusIMM - The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy Carries items of interest to proffessionals in the field. Notices of conferences on topical issues are also posted here.
Australia Mines and Metals Association Human Resources Association that focuses on the mining industry.
Geoscience Australia Australian Gelogical Survey Organisation. This site focuses on geography however it carries fact sheets on minerals and how to find them as well as reading topographic maps, It has a large educational section and is well worth a visit.
UIC - Uranium & Nuclear Power Information Centre This site offers briefing papers, links and commentary on the Australian Uranium industry. It covers nucleur reactors in Australia and elsewhere plus some excellent educational resources on most aspects of the Uranium industry inlcuding Uranium and questions of sustainable energy.
Northern Miner Global Industry newspaper that carries reports on the prices of metals as well as a huge commercial directory and industry news.
London Metal Exchange UK based minerals exchange with daily summaries on world metal prices.

Government Australia
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Selected Government departments that carry information on mining and related industries.

Global Miners
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Set out below is a limited range of links to companies. Students can find comprehensive collections in the portals listed at the top of this page.

Selected Australian Companies
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