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1
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Resources and energy exports record

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$459b

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2
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Resource curse

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Paradox where resource rich countries have low economic growth

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3
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Minerals definition

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Natural compounds formed through geological processes over time that are extracted to undergo technological progress for human use

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4
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Energy definition

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The capacity of a physical system to work and the amount of useful work extracted from natural matierals

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5
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Energy intensity

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Amount of energy consumption to GDP growth

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6
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Mining sector contribution

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13.7%

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7
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Top 3 export markets for Australia

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  1. China
  2. Japan
  3. South Korea
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8
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Top mining companies

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  1. Glencore
  2. Jiangxi Copper
  3. Rio Tinto
  4. BHP
  5. Anglo American
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9
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Determinants of market sstructure

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  1. Freedom/barriers to entry/exit
  2. Nature of product eg. homogenous
  3. Control over supply
  4. Control over prices
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10
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Market concentration

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Function of the the number of firms in a market and their market share (measured using concentration ratios)

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Firm concentration ratio

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total sales or total revenue of top X firms/total sales or total revenue of market

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12
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Herfindahl Hirshmark Index formula

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sum of squared market shares from all market participants

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13
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HHI index values

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  1. below 1000 = low concentration
  2. 1000-1800 = moderate concentration
  3. over 1800 = high concentraiton
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14
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Minerals deposits v ore deposits

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Mineral deposits are concentrations of elements/minerals formed by geo processes but are not economically viable for exploitatiom. Ore deposits are mineral deposits that can be extracted at profit.

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15
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Economic./current reserves

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Quantity of known reserves that can be extracted at current prices and with current technology

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16
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REserve base

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Economic reserves + non-economic reserves

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17
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Total resources

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Geo concept

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18
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Static index of reserves

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Current reserves/current consumption

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19
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Limitations of reserve indexes (3)

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  1. Does not capture impact of higher prices on Q reserves
  2. Does not capture impact of higher prices on tech
  3. Possibility of substitutes
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20
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User cost definition

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THe discounted value of future profits foregone as a result of the use of an additional resource in the time period

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21
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User cost equation

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MR - MC (marginal profit) OR P-MC

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22
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Neutrality

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Idea that tax shouldnt impact investment decisions

23
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Direct tax instruments (4)

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  1. Corporate tax
  2. Progressive profit tax
  3. Resource rent tax
  4. Brown tax
24
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Corporate tax

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Fixed % tax rate on profit

25
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Progressive profit tax

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Stepped tax rate linked to prices, volume or profit

26
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Resource rent rax

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Tax on everything above normal profits or agreed profits

27
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Brown tax

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Collecction of a constant % of a projects positive net cash flow and reabtes for negative net cash flow

28
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Indirect tax instruments (2)

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  1. Unit based royaliy
  2. Value based royalty
29
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Refinements of hotellings rule (3)

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  1. Cumulative increase in extraction costs
  2. Durability
  3. Exploration
30
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Hotellings rule equation

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[(P-MCt-1) - (P-MCt)]/(P-MCt) = r

31
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energy definition

A

The ability to do work or produce hear

32
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Notion of entropy

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Evrything declines/degrades

33
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Carbon intensity of energy sources rank order (1-3)

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  1. Coal
  2. Oil
  3. Gas
34
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1 Joule definition

A

the amount of work required to raise an apple 1 metre

35
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Watt

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1 J/second

36
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kJ

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1 kJ = 1000 J

37
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Btu

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Energy it takes to raise temperature of 1 pound of water by 1 degree F

38
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1 W in Btu

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1W = 3.142 Btu

39
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1 kW hour definition

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Energy consumed in 1 hour by operation of an appliance with 1kW power rating

40
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Reserve to production ratio

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R/Q - critical level = 10

41
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Types of transport types (2)

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CIF and FOB

42
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CIF

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Cost, insurance, freight = seller pays all expenses until ship arrives at destination

43
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FOB

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Free on board - seller pays up until cargo goes on ship

44
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Annuity Formula

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P = [ r(1+r)^t / (1+r)^t -1 ] * investment

45
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Levelised costs of electrcity

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Cost of electricity corrected for capacity factor

46
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3 needs of electricity

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Clean, affordable, reliable

47
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Derived indicators (4)

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  1. Average load
  2. Load factor
  3. Demand factor
  4. Daily plant factor
48
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Average load

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Daily load/24

49
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Load factorq

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Average daily load/peak daily load

50
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Demand factor

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Peak load/total connected load

51
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Daily plant factor

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Electical energy produced per day/24*capacity (actual/potential)

52
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Types of derivatives (4)

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  1. Forwards
  2. Futures
  3. Options
  4. Swaps
53
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Forwards

A

Not traded on exchange

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