TABLE-Australian 09/10 metals, coal production forecasts

CANBERRA, March 3 - The latest Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics forecasts for Australian metals production, released on Tuesday.

09/10 08/09 08/09

(pvs fcst) IRON ORE (mln tonnes) Production 367.7 340.0

327.0 Exports 337.5 298.0 296.5 GOLD (tonnes) Mine production 246 225

224 Exports 422 434 406 THERMAL COAL (mln tonnes) Production 199.7 200.4 193.6 Exports 131.5 130.4

123.6 METALLURGICAL COAL (mln tonnes) Production

136.3 135.4 146.6 Exports 130.2 129.4 137.0 COPPER (000 tonnes) Mine output

1,016 922 924 Exports Ores and concentrates 1,909 1,728 1,639 Refined

341 366 351 ZINC (000 tonnes) Mine production 1,348 1,419 1,425 Exports Ores and concentrates 1,749 2,135 2,153 Refined

381 404 420 ALUMINA AND ALUMINIUM (000 tonnes) Production Alumina 20,280

19,628 20,312 Aluminium 1,953 1,963 1,960 Exports Alumina 16,469 16,217 16,420 Aluminium 1,661 1,713

1,695 LEAD (000 tonnes) Production 636

608 574 NICKEL (000 tonnes Mine production

140 174 219 Exports 125

119 150 (Previous forecast from December quarter outlook)