But there are also some big differences, such as the composition of their commodity exports: New Zealand's top exports are dairy, meat and forestry products, whereas Australia's top three are coal, iron ore and gold.
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South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported that the corporation hoped to exploit deposits of iron ore, gold and copper in other parts of the Tanzania to help fund its project.
With its proximity to Asia and mother lode of gold, oil, iron ore and coal, Australia has enjoyed uninterrupted growth for the past 13 years.
Mining for iron, copper, gold and coal is the keystone of the Western Australia economy.
Stone, bronze, iron, gold, coal and oil are but a few of a long list of geological resources that have helped shape society.
The large sword pommel is made from iron and inlaid with plaques of gold foil and is believed to be from an Anglo-Saxon sword.
Moreover, despite worthwhile coal, copper, gold and iron deposits, Chinese officials privately admit that the province's oil reserves, once thought to match those of Saudi Arabia, are small.
Flying over parts of Greenland it is easy to see exploratory mines and many firms are already in talks with Greenland's government in hopes of exploiting everything from coal to iron, gold, diamonds, and even uranium.
His publicly-traded company, African Rainbow Minerals (ARM) has interests in platinum, nickel, chrome, iron, manganese, coal, copper and gold.
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Patrice Motsepe is the Chairman of African Rainbow Minerals (ARM), a publicly-traded mining conglomerate which has interests in platinum, nickel, chrome, iron, manganese, coal, copper and gold.
It has oil, gold, chromium, iron ore and a host of other minerals.
Guinea has a third of the world's bauxite reserves, as well as gold, diamonds, iron ore and vast hydroelectric potential.
Commodities currently mined in the region include nickel, cobalt, platinum group metals, zinc, iron ore, and ilmenite, as well as gold.
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The Arctic is already a big source of minerals, including zinc in Alaska, gold in Canada, iron in Sweden and nickel in Russia, and there is plenty more to mine.
Mining companies are running into a situation similar to 2007-2008 when a wide range of producers such as gold, copper, coal and iron ore are all trying to develop projects simultaneously, Tankard pointed out.
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It started with gold years ago and now embraces copper, iron ore, coal and grains.
The nearly 15-foot-tall front gate was hand worked from wrought iron with three-dimensional flowers, gold-painted leaves and curving vines.
Each dot represents either a gold and precious metals project or a base metals and iron ore project.
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