{"id":2614,"date":"2025-12-24T13:15:41","date_gmt":"2025-12-24T06:15:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/materialedgegroup.au\/?p=2614"},"modified":"2025-12-24T13:15:41","modified_gmt":"2025-12-24T06:15:41","slug":"australian-miners-hold-an-estimated-us180-billion-in-infracstructure-assets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/materialedgegroup.au\/vi\/australian-miners-hold-an-estimated-us180-billion-in-infracstructure-assets\/","title":{"rendered":"Australian miners hold an estimated US$180 billion in infracstructure assets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2615\" src=\"https:\/\/materialedgegroup.au\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2025\/12\/12-3.jpg.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"475\" srcset=\"https:\/\/materialedgegroup.au\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2025\/12\/12-3.jpg.webp 1920w, https:\/\/materialedgegroup.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/12-3-300x74.jpg 300w, https:\/\/materialedgegroup.au\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2025\/12\/12-3-1024x253.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/materialedgegroup.au\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2025\/12\/12-3-768x190.jpg.webp 768w, https:\/\/materialedgegroup.au\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2025\/12\/12-3-1536x380.jpg.webp 1536w, https:\/\/materialedgegroup.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/12-3-18x4.jpg 18w, https:\/\/materialedgegroup.au\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2025\/12\/12-3-600x148.jpg.webp 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><br \/>\nAccording to AFR, Australia\u2019s major mining companies are collectively sitting on approximately <strong>US$180 billion worth of infrastructure<\/strong>, including rail, ports, power networks and logistics assets built to support large-scale mining operations. Much of this infrastructure is already fully developed and operational.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Strategic shift from expansion to optimisation<\/strong><br \/>\nThe report highlights a clear shift across the mining sector, with companies increasingly focused on <strong>maximising value from existing infrastructure<\/strong> rather than pursuing new large-scale expansion projects, as capital discipline tightens.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3616 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/pistis.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/19a06e043360b3db791be8449d8ebc996d3000fa.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"1870\" height=\"1246\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1870px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1870\/1246;\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><em>Wharves and shiploaders are also assets that can be monetised.\u00a0<strong>Getty<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Impact on the modular housing market<\/strong><br \/>\nThis shift creates favourable conditions for <strong>modular and offsite housing<\/strong>, as housing demand in infrastructure-supported regions requires solutions that are <strong>fast to deploy, flexible, and cost-predictable<\/strong>. Modular construction aligns closely with the need to leverage existing infrastructure without long construction timelines or high capital risk.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Implications for AUSMOD20K<\/strong><br \/>\nIn this context, <strong>AUSMOD20K<\/strong>, is well aligned with prevailing market conditions. The program\u2019s ability to rapidly supply housing in areas with established infrastructure supports housing delivery at scale, while remaining consistent with a more cost-conscious and efficiency-driven investment environment.<\/p>\n<p><strong>If you would like to <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Become a <strong>partner of the AUSMOD20K<\/strong> program, please click this link: <a href=\"https:\/\/ausmod20k.com.au\/partner-au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Partner<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Become a <strong>supplier for the AUSMOD20K<\/strong> program, please click this link: <a href=\"https:\/\/ausmod20k.com.au\/register-supplier\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Supplier<\/a><\/p>\n<p>See detailed information at: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.afr.com\/companies\/mining\/miners-sitting-on-180b-infrastructure-nest-egg-20251214-p5nnjo?utm_content=feed&amp;utm_term=afr_social_eds&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=afr&amp;utm_source=Facebook&amp;fbclid=IwZnRzaAOxb_dleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEePk0zZLTmkELdN2mQNmW1mbFYZClcLZZ6APVE6UeYCTfjvywaKqUg-r-gZJA_aem_ILPdKX3HQCJjGRhEhnL2xg%23Echobox=1765841262\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TIN T\u1ee8C<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to AFR, Australia\u2019s major mining companies are collectively sitting on approximately US$180 billion worth of infrastructure, including rail, ports, power networks and logistics assets built to support large-scale mining operations. Much of this infrastructure is already fully developed and operational. Strategic shift from expansion to optimisation The report highlights a clear shift across the [&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-secondary understrap-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/materialedgegroup.au\/vi\/australian-miners-hold-an-estimated-us180-billion-in-infracstructure-assets\/\">Read More&#8230;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> from Australian miners hold an estimated US$180 billion in infracstructure assets<\/span><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2616,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2614","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/materialedgegroup.au\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2614","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/materialedgegroup.au\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/materialedgegroup.au\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/materialedgegroup.au\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/materialedgegroup.au\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2614"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/materialedgegroup.au\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2614\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2617,"href":"https:\/\/materialedgegroup.au\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2614\/revisions\/2617"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/materialedgegroup.au\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2616"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/materialedgegroup.au\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2614"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/materialedgegroup.au\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2614"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/materialedgegroup.au\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2614"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}