A member of parliament asks about the value and volume of WA gold exports and the royalties received by the state. The Minister provides royalty figures but refers the questioner to the ABS for export data.

AnsweredQoN 5684Legislative Assembly
Asked
17 October 2019
Portfolio
Mines and Petroleum; Energy; Industrial Relations

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(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?

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Answered
26 November 2019
Responded by
Minister for Mines and Petroleum; Energy; Industrial Relations
Response time
10 days
(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

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