graduated and the experience that
you have gained since you graduated.
“That is an incentive for people to
join MICA because a member can say
that I am a competent person in this
particular field of expertise.”
Data issued by the Australian Bureau
of Statistics and the Department of
Industry and Science states that the
total value of mineral exports including
LNG and oil last year was $195 billion.
The sector has huge potential and the
role of institutions like MICA can only
grow.
But falling commodity prices have
had an impact on the level of activity in
the minerals and mining sector in the
country. Members of MICA have been
affected along with the rest of the
industry. Many large companies have
cut back on all sorts of expenditure
including their budgets for exploration
and the development of new projects.
Expansion of brownfield projects have
also been curtailed in an attempt
to conserve cash. All these factors
have resulted in a situation where
the majority of consultants have
extended periods when they do not
have adequate work.
However, most MICA members,
because of their experience and
standing in their respective fields of
expertise, have not experienced any
dearth of work. Their services are
in demand across the world and the
work done by them is highly valued
and held in the highest esteem. As
the membership of MICA expands,
especially with the enrolment of
members who are not based in
Australia, it is expected that the
activities of the association will take on
an even greater impetus and provide
the senior consulting community with
inputs to enable them to continue
to perform their role to the highest
professional standards.
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