Australia’s Mining Attractiveness Slips in Global Rankings

Permit delays, environmental issues, and Indigenous land disputes have been blamed.

The Alcan Gove bauxite mine and alumina processing plant is the largest industrial undertaking in the Northern Territory, Australia on Dec. 3, 2005. Torsten Blackwood/AFP via Getty Images

Despite being Australia’s largest export sector, the country’s attractiveness as a mining destination continues to slip, according to a new report.

The Fraser Institute examined 82 mining regions globally and found no Australian jurisdiction was in the top 10.