Metals and Mining Sector Profile

Sep-10 Mkt Cap $320b no. of companies 621 12 month index performance 13%

Overview Top 100 stocks^

The Metals & Mining sector is the largest industry sector by number of companies with over 600 companies ASX Code Company Name Market Cap Sector
involved in mineral exploration, development and production. The sector comprises several of the world's largest BHP BHP Billiton $130,585 m Diversified Energy, Metals & Mining
diversified resource companies, including global giants such as BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto, as well as a RIO Rio Tinto $46,586 m Diversified Energy, Metals & Mining
representation of potential future industry leaders in the mid-tier producers and junior miners. The sector has NCM Newcrest Mining $30,327 m Gold
always been reliant on equity markets to provide capital required for the capital intensive development of mineral FMG Fortescue Metals Group $16,199 m Iron Ore
projects or the funding of higher risk exploration to locate new deposits. Investors in the Australian market have ` OZL OZ Minerals $4,542 m Copper, Gold
supported over 400 new junior resource floats in the last 5 years. AWC Alumina $4,417 m Aluminum
EQN Equinox Minerals $4,106 m Copper
BSL Bluescope Steel $4,011 m Steel
OST Onesteel $3,902 m Steel
S&P/ASX200 vs S&P/ASX300 Metals & Mining
SGM Sims Metal Management $3,598 m Metals Recycling
AND Andean Resources $3,444 m Gold
300 AQP Aquarius Platinum $2,608 m Platinum Group Metals
ILU Iluka Resources $2,512 m Mineral Sands
ATM Aneka Tambang $2,385 m Ferronickel, Gold, Silver and Bauxite
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LYC Lynas $2,262 m Rare Earths
PNA Panaust $1,920 m Copper, Gold
MGX Mount Gibson Iron $1,889 m Iron Ore
AGO Atlas Iron $1,253 m Iron Ore
100 ZIM Zimplats $1,238 m Platinum Group Metals
PRU Perseus Mining $1,222 m Gold
IVA Ivanhoe Australia $1,191 m Molybdenum, Base Metals
KCN Kingsgate Consolidated $1,169 m Gold
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WSA Western Areas $1,116 m Nickel
Jan-05 Jul-05 Jan-06 Jul-06 Jan-07 Jul-07 Jan-08 Jul-08 Jan-09 Jul-09 Jan-10 Jul-10 MRE Minara Resources $946 m Nickel, Cobalt
Source: IRESS S&P/ASX200 S&P/ASX300 Metals & Mining CGG Citadel Resource Group $935 m Base and Precious Metals
CGX CGA Mining $924 m Gold
Value Traded - Metals & Mining, monthly $billion MML Medusa Mining $917 m Gold
SFR Sandfire Resources $912 m Gold, Base Metals
$50 AVO Avoca Resources $873 m Gold
OGC Oceanagold $858 m Gold
$40 AGG Anglogold Ashanti $854 m Gold
OMH OM Holdings $808 m Manganese, Iron Ore
$30
GBG Gindalbie Metals $777 m Iron Ore
$20
SBM St Barbara $762 m Gold
MMX Murchison Metals $723 m Iron Ore
$10
MBN Mirabela Nickel $711 m Nickel
GRR Grange Resources $709 m Iron Ore
$- SDL Sundance Resources $677 m Iron Ore
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IGO Independence Group $677 m Nickel, Gold
MDL Mineral Deposits $634 m Gold, Mineral Sands
RRL Regis Resources $610 m Gold
Market Capitalisation by Industry Sector % of Companies by Head Office - Metals & SMM Summit Resources $571 m Base and Precious Metals
Mining ASL Ausdrill $563 m Mining Services
Health Care WA PAN Panoramic Resources $557 m Nickel
Financials
4% Industrials & 64% IAU Intrepid Mines $548 m Gold
35%
Materials RSG Resolute Mining $534 m Gold
Consumer
(exMM) BOC Bougainville Copper $533 m Copper, Gold, Silver
10% BRM Brockman Resources $527 m Iron Ore, Nickel and Gold
13%
Other
NFE Northern Iron $526 m Iron Ore
IT & Telco Energy &
1% SA
AMX Ampella Mining $517 m Zinc, Gold
4% Utilities QLD VIC
NSW ALD Allied Gold $504 m Gold
11% 3%
Metals &
8% 10%
14% GIR Giralia Resources $484 m Iron Ore
Mining, KZL Kagara $460 m Zinc, Nickel, Gold
$320b, 23% SPH Sphere Investments $440 m Iron Ore
SLR Silver Lake Resources $427 m Gold
Monthly Equity Capital Raising - Metals & Mining, $billion raised EAU Eldorado Gold $422 m Gold
6.0 IGR Integra Mining $416 m Gold
IRN Indophil Resources $394 m Copper, Gold
5.0
MCR Mincor Resources $383 m Nickel
DML Discovery Metals $381 m Nickel, Copper
MLX Metals X $376 m Tin, Nickel
4.0 Follow-on IPO ABY Aditya Birla Minerals $365 m Copper
GRY Gryphon Minerals $362 m Gold, Base Metals
3.0 ARU Arafura Resources $328 m Rare Earths
CAH Catalpa Resources $327 m Gold
2.0 NKP NKWE Platinum $310 m Platinum Group Metals
SAR Saracen Mineral $307 m Gold
1.0 RXM Rex Minerals $303 m Gold, Copper
TRY Troy Resources $290 m Gold
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GXY Galaxy Resources $274 m Tantalum, Base Metals
CDU Cudeco $274 m Copper
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MOL Moly Mines $271 m Molybdenum, Copper
KRM Kingsrose Mining $267 m Gold
Recent IPOs ADU Adamus Resources $264 m Gold
JML Jabiru Metals $249 m Base and Precious Metals
ASX Code Company Name Capital Listed, $m Lead Manager/s DOM Dominion Mining $247 m Gold
DAU Dampier Gold $20.7 n/a FMS Flinders Mines $246 m Diamonds, Iron Ore
LRS Latin Resources $11.8 Melbourne Capital PEM Perilya $237 m Zinc, Lead , Silver
HOR Horseshoe Metals $9.2 Azure Capital BDR Beadell Resources $236 m Gold
MYN Mayan Iron Corporation $5.8 Indian Ocean Capital GDO Gold One International $234 m Gold
TLG Talga Gold $5.3 Minc Stockbroking RMS Ramelius Resources $229 m Gold
AAJ Aruma Resources $5.0 Patersons Securities HIG Highlands Pacific $225 m Nickel, Cobalt
LSN Lawson Gold $4.7 Gryphon Partners CFE Cape Lambert Resources $222 m Listed Mining Investment Company
FRG Forge Resources $4.1 Transocean Securities IOH Iron Ore Holdings $214 m Iron Ore
AVY Avenue Resources $3.6 Taylor Collison PLA Platinum Australia $214 m Platinum Group Metals
BAA Bailey Minerals $3.5 Patersons Securities TAM Tanami Gold $211 m Gold
MNC Metminco $205 m Copper
Top subsequent issuers 2010 SLV Sylvania Resources $202 m Platinum Group Metals
IMD Imdex $201 m Mining Services
ASX Code Company Name Capital Raised, $m ORE Orocobre $187 m Lithium & Potash
IVA Ivanhoe Australia $269.2 CQT Conquest Mining $186 m Base and Precious Metals
CGG Citadel Resource Group $263.2 TGS Tiger Resources $182 m Gold
AND Andean Resources $255.4 ALK Alkane Resources $173 m Gold
MOL Moly Mines $154.8 EXS Exco Resources $172 m Copper, Gold
PRU Perseus Mining $153.6 LRF Linq Resources Fund $167 m Listed Mining Investment Company
GBG Gindalbie Metals $132.1 RED Red 5 $161 m Gold
ASL Ausdrill $106.2 FRS Ferraus $161 m Iron Ore
MBN Mirabela Nickel $103.4 FML Focus Minerals $160 m Gold
CGX CGA Mining $101.3 BCI BC Iron $158 m Iron Ore
OGC Oceanagold $96.6 GWR Golden West Resources $156 m Iron Ore

^Ranked by market capitalisation. May exclude companies with suspended securities or subject to poor liquidity where mkt cap cannot be determined. BHP and RIO mkt cap excludes DLC securities
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