Insight
Not enough geologists and engineers? - A review of the labour market for copper mines
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Report summary
Over the past decade, mining labour costs have more than doubled across the major copper producing countries and represented 26% of the total mine site cost in 2012. In this insight we examine the drivers of labour cost inflation for six key copper producing countries; Australia, Canada, Chile, Peru, Democratic Republic of Congo (D.R. Congo), and Zambia.
Table of contents
- Executive Summary
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Introduction
- Copper Production Outlook
- Australia: putting on the brakes?
- Canada: just not enough Canadians!
- Chile: returning the profits
- Peru: new projects, new opportunities
- Zambia: where it pays to be a miner
Tables and charts
This report includes 15 images and tables including:
- Australia Mining vs Average Wages (Nominal Domestic Currency), and Consumer Price Inflation
- Not enough geologists and engineers? - A review of the labour market for copper mines: Image 4
- Canada Mining vs Average Wages (Nominal Domestic Currency), and Consumer Price Inflation
- Not enough geologists and engineers? - A review of the labour market for copper mines: Image 6
- Chile Mining vs. Average Wages (Nominal Domestic Currency), and Consumer Price Inflation
- Not enough geologists and engineers? - A review of the labour market for copper mines: Image 8
- Peru Mining vs. Average Wages (Nominal Domestic Currency), and Consumer Price Inflation
- Not enough geologists and engineers? - A review of the labour market for copper mines: Image 10
- Zambia Mining Wages (Nominal Domestic Currency) vs. Consumer Price Inflation
- Zambia Copper Production Outlook (kt)
- D.R. Congo Demographics (Millions)
- D.R. Congo Copper Production Outlook (kt)
- Copper production forecast for the top 15 countries (base case and probable)
- Global Copper Production (base case & probable, kt)
- 2013E Labour Costs as % of Total minesite costs
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