An opinion survey of delegates from the recent 2012 Diggers & Dealers Mining Forum has found that 69% of respondents believe that gold will be the hottest commodity to invest in over the next 12 months. The Aggreko Thought Generator was hosted at the event by temporary power and temperature control solutions provider, Aggreko. The poll was run over the three day mining conference from August 6-8, to gauge industry sentiment around a range of issues currently affecting Australian miners.

Interesting results from the Aggreko Thought Generator include 39% of respondents believing that the European debt crisis will have the greatest effect on new mining investment in Australia, while 35% thought this will be more related to commodity prices. Some 33% of respondents rated reputation as the most important feature when selecting a supplier, followed by expertise (25%) and recommendation (20%).

“The depth and breadth of industry knowledge and insight represented by the delegates at Diggers and Dealers was something we were really keen to capture.” commented Asterios Satrazemis, Managing Director, Aggreko Australia-Pacific. “It will be interesting to see how the opinions and sentiments gathered via this poll play out over the coming 12 months.” Full poll results will be published by Aggreko in due course.