Investment in resource projects could fall back to '07 level, says BREE THE value of investment in Australia's resources industry may collapse by more than two-thirds over the next five years as major projects are completed and companies scale back expansion plans, according to the government's commodity forecaster. While spending on major mining and energy projects remains at record highs--with $268 billion currently committed to new developments--investment is nearing a peak, the Bureau of Resources and Energy Economics said in a report published today.