《贸易客源国概况》课件——3-1-2 坐在电车上的国家The Country Sitting on the Tramcar.pptx

TheCountrySittingontheTramcarLecturer:GuoZhiwen

Australiaisrichinmineralresources.Manycontinentsintheworld,suchasNorthAmerica,SouthAmericaandAfrica,arelargerthanit.TheEurasiancontinentisstillseventimeslargerthanit.However,themineralresourcesofsomanycontinentsarenotasgoodasAustralia.Australiasitsfirmlyonthetramcarandenjoysitssuccess.Australiaisrichinmineralresources,oilandnaturalgas.Thereareatleast70kindsofmineralresourcesinAustralia,whichisknownasthecountrysittingonthetramcar.

Australiaistheworldslargestironoreexporter,exporting1.07billiontonsofironoreeveryyear,almostmonopolizing66%oftheworldsironoreexports,withanexportvalueof107billionAustraliandollars.

ThreeoftheworldsfourmajorironoregiantsareinAustralia,namelyBHP,RioandFMG.Theyareallhigh-gradeironores,andtheirlowestironorescanreach60%,whichisreallyenviable.

Australiaisrichinhigh-qualitycokingcoalandsteamcoalwithhighcalorificvalue,lowsulfurcontentandlowprice.

Australiaalsoproduces420tonsofgoldeveryyear,wortha$30billion,surpassingChinaandrankingfirstintheworld.Australiaistheworldslargestproducerofbauxite,alumina,diamonds,leadandtantalum.

Australiaissorichinresources,largelyduetotheblockseparationmovementmorethan200millionyearsago.Unlikeothercontinents,thecrustalmovementinAustraliaisrelativelystable,whichprovidesopportunitiesfortheformationofsomelarge-scalesedimentarydeposits.Onelayerafteranother,afterhundredsofmillionsofyears,thickironores,coalminesandoilfieldshavebeenformed.

Inaddition,itisnotdifficulttofindfromthemapthatAustraliascoalminesandironoresaredistributedontheedgeoftheland,whichcanbedugoutandshipped,especiallysuitableforshipping,savingtimeandlaborcosts.Thegeographicallocationsurroundedbyth