Tag: Fraser Institute

Australia most attractive for mining investment as AMEC and MCA warn against red tape Australia is the leading mining jurisdiction in the world, with three states – WA, Northern Territory and South Australia – in the top 10 for investment, according to the Fraser Institute Annual Survey of Mining Companies 2022. The US and Canada also have three jurisdictions each in this year’s top 10, with Nevada topping the global list based on the Investment Attractiveness Index. WA is second on...

Western Australia is the most attractive jurisdiction in the world for mining investment according to the Annual Survey of Mining Companies released today by the Fraser Institute, an independent, non-partisan Canadian policy think-tank. WA has named on top of followed by Saskatchewan (second) and Nevada (third) with Zimbabwe last. “The Fraser Institute’s mining survey is the most comprehensive report on government policies that either attract or discourage mining investors, and Western Australia ranks highest of anywhere in the world,” said Elmira Aliakbari, director of the Fraser Institute’s Centre for Natural Resource Studies and co-author of the report. This year’s report ranks 84 jurisdictions around the world based on their geologic attractiveness (minerals and metals) and government policies that encourage or...

WA tops for mining dollars WITH a record $219b invested in resource exports in WA in 2019, the state is the world leader in attracting mining investment. This is reflected in the record number of workers currently employed by mining and resource companies as exploration and production ramps up. Fraser Institute senior policy analyst Ashley Stedman said that a sound regulatory regime coupled with competitive taxes are key to making a jurisdiction attractive to investors. The comprehensive Fraser Institute mining survey assessed 76 jurisdictions across the world, with WA coming out on top on the Investment Attractiveness Index. “We consider both policy and mineral potential in the Investment Attractiveness Index,” Ms Stedman said. Apart from NSW, Australian states and territories...

BY ELIZABETH FABRI   AUSTRALIA is no longer ranked the most attractive region for mining investment in the world after falling to second place in the 2017 Fraser Institute’s survey of mining and exploration companies.   According to the Fraser Institute, Canada was now ranked the most attractive region in the world for mining investment, with Finland rated the top jurisdiction. WA was the only Australian jurisdiction to appear in the global top 10, however it fell for the third consecutive year, dropping from first place in 2015, to third in 2016 and now fifth place in 2017 out of the 91 jurisdictions. QLD fell from 10th to 12th place, South Australia from 13th to 14th place, the Northern Territory...