Slide 1: Mining for the Asian Century
‘Mining for the Asian Century’ Melbourne Mining Club Andrew Michelmore CEO, MMG Limited 28 August 2012
Slide 2: Disclaimer
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Slide 3: Another Asian Century
Another Asian Century Share of world GDP, 1AD - 2010 Notes: ‘MENA’ is Middle East & North Africa. ‘USSR’ is predecessor and successor states to the USSR 1940-1989. ‘Other’ includes Eastern Europe, Africa, Australia and New Zealand. GDP estimates are at 1990 US$ at ‘Geary Khamis” PPPs. 2020 figures a
Slide 4: Assessing the balance
Assessing the balance sense AWA PROGRESS
Slide 5: Asia knows mining
Asia knows mining History of mining at Sepon, Lao PDR 1000 BC Copper mining and smelting begins 0 Copper from Vilabouly exported across Asia 1920s French companies explore for gold in the area 1980s Lao geologists survey the area with Russian and then Canadian exploration teams 1993 Minerals Explora
Slide 6: In Asia and around the world
In Asia and around the world Izok Corridor copper / lead / silver / zinc Sepon gold / copper Dugald River Mutoshi Kinsevere lead / silver / zinc copper copper Century Golden Grove lead / silver / zinc copper / gold / lead / silver / zinc Legend: Rosebery Operating assets copper / gold / lead/silver
Slide 7: A belief in progress
A belief in progress 7
Slide 8: We mine for progress
NA WE MINE FOR PROGRESS