Question On Notice No. 5684 asked in the Legislative Assembly on 17 October 2019 by Mr W.R. Marmion
Question Directed to the: Minister for Mines and Petroleum; Energy; Industrial Relations
Parliament: 40 Session: 1
Question
(1) Can the Minister advise what the total dollar value of Western Australian gold exports was for the years 2015-2016, 2016-17, 2017-18 and 2018-19?
(2) Can the Minister advise the total ounces of gold that were exported by Western Australian gold mining companies for the years 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18 and 2018-19?
(3) Can the Minister advise the total dollar value that the State received from gold royalties for the years 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18 and 2018-19?
Answered on 26 November 2019
(1) The State Government does not compile gold export data, but the value of gold exports from Western Australia is available from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). Specific questions regarding data collected by the ABS should be directed to that organisation.
(2) No. The ABS reports value, but not volumes therefore the volume of gold exports is not available.
(3) Western Australia received gold royalties totalling:
2015-16 - $239.55 million
2016-17 - $262.87 million
2017-18 - $272.77 million
2018-19 - $291.42 million