With China's economy on course for a rude slowdown over the coming years, Australia's mining sector is set to suffer the painful spillover effects of a sharp investment slowdown. Already, the mining sector is feeling the crunch of plummeting commodity prices as a string of miners scale back their ambitions and slam the brakes on investment.

BMI Industry View 7

SWOT 10

Industry Forecast 12

Bauxite: Weipa To Drive Growth, But Risks Lurk 12

      Table: Australia - Select Bauxite Projects 15

      Table: Australia - Bauxite Production Forecast 15

Coal: Golden Years Are Over 15

Coking Coal: Losing Competitiveness 16

      Table: Australia - Select Coking Coal Projects 17

      Table: Australia - Select Thermal Coal Projects 21

Less Taxing Times Ahead 21

      Table: Australia - Coal Production Forecast 22

Copper: Cooling Prospects 22

      Table: Australia - Largest Copper Projects 24

      Table: Australia - Copper Production Forecast 26

Gold: Global Share To Decline 26

      Table: Australia - Largest Gold Mining Projects 29

      Table: Australia - Gold Production Forecast 29

Iron Ore: Majors Steeled For Expansion 29

      Table: Australia - Select Iron Ore Projects 32

      Table: Australia - Iron Ore Production Forecast 35

Lead: Century Mine To Drag On Growth 35

      Table: Australia - Key Lead Projects 35

      Table: Australia - Lead Production Forecast 37

Nickel: Modest Growth Ahead 37

      Table: Australia - Select Nickel Projects 39

      Table: Australia - Nickel Production Forecast 40

Tin: Outlook Brightening 40

      Table: Australia - Tin Production Forecast 42

Zinc: Growth To Collapse As Century Mine Ends 42

      Table: Australia - Select Zinc Projects 44

      Table: Australia - Zinc Production Forecast 45

Industry Risk Reward Ratings 46

Risk/Reward Ratings 46

Resource Nationalism On The Retreat 46

Frontier Markets Losing Attraction 46

      Table: Asia Mining Risk/Reward Ratings 47

Country Highlights 47

Australia: An Improving Landscape 47

China: Darkening Outlook 48

India: Stumbling Blocks Remain, Despite Reforms 48

Indonesia: Further Policy Moderation Ahead 49

Mongolia: Government Unlikely To Overplay Its Hand 49

Philippines: Taxing Times 50

Japan: Little Potential In Sight 51

South Korea: Few Bright Spots 51

Market Overview 53

      Table: Australia - Mining Industry Value & Production Forecasts 55

Regulatory Development 56

      Table: Australia - Mineral Taxes 57

      Table: Australia - Key Legislative Changes 58

      Table: Asia - Mining Regulatory Scorecard 60

      Table: Australia - Political Overview 61

Commodities Forecast 62

Commodity Strategy 62

Steel: Subdued Medium Term Outlook 64

Aluminium: Despite Recent Upswing, Underperformance To Persist 65

Copper: No Time To Celebrate Yet 66

Lead: Outperformance On The Cards 67

Nickel: Sideways Movement In Weeks Ahead 68

Zinc: Positive Momentum To Continue 70

      Table: Select Commodities - Performance & BMI Forecasts 71

      Table: BMI Commodities Strategy 72

Competitive Landscape 73

      Table: Financial Data For Key Mining Firms Listed In Australia 74

Company Profile 75

BHP Billiton 75

Latest Financial Results 78

      Table: BHP Billiton - Key Financial Data 81

Glencore Xstrata 82

Latest Financial Results 84

      Table: Glencore Xstrata - Key Financial Data 85

MMG Limited 86

      Table: MMG Limited - Key Financial Data 91

Rio Tinto 92

Company Overview 94

Company Strategy 95

Latest Financial Results 96

      Table: Rio Tinto - Key Financial Data 97

Regional Overview 98

Asia Overview 98

Global Industry Overview 106

Methodology 118

Industry Forecast Methodology 118

Sources 119

Risk/Reward Rating Methodology 120

      Table: Mining Risk/Reward Ratings Indicators 122

      Table: Weighting Of Indicators 123

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