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The Australian Minerals Industry and the Australian Economy

The Australian Minerals Industry is defined as covering the exploration and mining of minerals and the associated minerals processing industry.

Occupational Health & Safety Fact Sheet

Read about MCA's position on Occupational Health and Safety in the minerals industry.

Enduring Value and Fundamental Human Rights

Through their commitment to Enduring Value, MCA members and other leading companies commit to upholding fundamental human rights and respecting cultures, customs and values in their dealings with employees and others affected by their activities.

An Australia-Japan Free Trade Agreement: The Minerals Industry Case

Submission to the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. The Australian minerals sector strongly supports the negotiation of a free trade agreement with Japan.

Australia's Workplace Relations System and the Australian Minerals Industry - Fact Sheet

MCA News


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06/05/2008 Media Release: Victorian Budget on Track
The Minerals Council of Australia (MCA) endorses the Victorian Budget’s strong contribution to sustainable economic growth, to effective climate change policies and to addressing capacity constraints in the economy that threaten the scale and longevity of the present minerals industry expansion.
22/04/2008 Media Release: MCA calls for measured transition to Sustainable Emissions Trading Scheme
Measured transitional arrangements will be the key to ensuring the proposed emissions trading scheme achieves its environmental objectives without compromising economic growth, community living standards and the competitiveness of Australian industry, the Minerals Council of Australia’s (MCA) Chief Executive, Mr Mitchell H.Hooke said today.
02/04/2008 Media Release: Otway Clean Coal Project - Global leadership in climate change solution.
The campaign to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by producing clean coal took a major step forward today at the launch of Australia’s first carbon dioxide storage demonstration project.
20/03/2008 Media Release: Minerals Council of Australia.
MCA elects new Chairman.
14/03/2008 Media Release: Farmers and miners join forces to tackle skills shortages in Dubbo.
Skills shortages in the mining and agriculture industries were tackled head on today at the launch of a pilot project directed at building the pool of skilled workers available to both industries in the Dubbo Region of New South Wales.
11/03/2008 Media Release: Farmers and miners join forces to tackle skills shortages in Townsville.
Skills shortages in the mining and agriculture industries were tackled head on at the launch of a pilot project directed at building the pool of skilled workers available to both industries in the Townsville Region of Queensland.
04/03/2008 Media Release: Minerals Council of Australia Victorian Division
The Minerals Council of Australia welcomes Victorian Government announcment of exploration projects.
12/02/2008 Minerals Council of Australia, 2008-09 Pre-Budget Submission, January 2008
The Minerals Council of Australia calls on the Federal Government to signal a new direction for macroeconomic policy to emphasise investment in infrastructure over consumption in its 2008-09 Pre-Budget submission.
06/02/2008 Media Release: Minerals Council of Australia.
Farmers and miners join forces to tackle skills shortages in Port Augusta.
18/12/2007 Media Release: Minerals Council of Australia.
Profitable Minerals Industry gears up for continued boom - survey.


About the Australian Minerals Industry


The Australian minerals sector's approach to sustainable development ...


The minerals industry recognises that its past success and future prosperity is dependent on a sound and expanding national economy, an educated and cohesive society and a sustainable natural environment.

For this reason, the minerals sector supports public policy settings aimed at the following objectives:

> sustainable economic growth characterised by low inflation, low interest rates, fiscal prudence, and a skilled and productive workforce;

> a sound, fair and stable society, where effort is encouraged and rewarded and a helping hand extended to those in need; and

> a sustainable natural environment, reflecting national consistency and balance in policy settings.

Read more about the Australian minerals industry.

MCA Events


DateTitle
27/5/2008 MW08: Minerals Week
Hyatt Hotel & Parliament House, Canberra
15/09/2008 SD08: Sustainable Development Conference
Darwin Convention Centre, Northern Territory
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