8415.0 - Mining Operations, Australia, 2012-13 Quality Declaration 
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EXPLORATION AND OTHER MINING SUPPORT SERVICES 2012-13


2011-12
2012-13
2011-12
to
2012-13
%

Employment at end June
no.
48 822
46 350
-5.1
Wages and salaries
$m
4 814
4 911
2.0
Sales and service income
$m
15 936
15 189
-4.7
Total income
$m
16 910
14 951
-11.6
Total expenses
$m
18 016
17 997
-0.1
Operating profit before tax (OPBT)
$m
-894
-2 783
211.2
Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA)
$m
-28
-540
1 859.0
Industry value added (IVA)
$m
6 732
6 366
-5.4



KEY POINTS
  • During 2012-13, sales and service income for the Australian Exploration and other mining support services industry was $15.2b, a fall of 4.7% between 2011-12 and 2012-13.
  • Total income fell 11.6% ($2b) over the same period.
  • Employment fell to 46,350 people at end June 2013, a decline of 5.1% between June 2012 and June 2013.
  • Wages and salaries rose 2% to $4.9b between 2011-12 and 2012-13.
  • Total expenses fell 0.1% to $18b.
  • OPBT fell from a loss of $894m in 2011-12 to a greater loss of $2.8b in 2012-13.
  • EBITDA fell from an almost break even position at -$28m in 2011-12 to a loss of $540m in 2012-13.
  • IVA declined by 5.4% to $6.4b.


CAPITAL EXPENDITURE AND DISPOSALS

During 2012-13 total capital expenditure for the Exploration and other mining support services industry was $4b. As disposal of assets amounted to only $282m, net capital expenditure was $3.7b. Gross fixed capital formation was $2.6b.