Prospector Trails
Mining by country/Oceania
Australia is the world's largest mine producer of iron ore, zirconium (zircon), lithium. It is in the world top three for aluminium and bauxite (#2), lead (#2), gold (#3), zinc (#3). The story below follows its minerals from the ground to the economy, the export ports and the mines.
01 · What it digs
Australia mined 38% of the world's iron ore in 2025, ranking #1. Across the 34 minerals we track it holds a share of at least 0.5% in 19.
USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries, mine stage, latest year per mineral. Columns on the globe: every producer of iron ore.
02 · Mining in the economy
Mineral rents came to 10% of Australia's GDP in 2021, higher than 94% of the countries the World Bank reports; ores and metals made up 35% of its merchandise exports in 2025. GDP was $1,799bn in 2025.
World Bank WDI: mineral rents (NY.GDP.MINR.RT.ZS) and ores and metals exports (TX.VAL.MMTL.ZS.UN). The globe shades every country by mineral rents.
03 · Six years of output
Mine production, iron ore, zirconium (zircon), lithium, aluminium and bauxite, USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2022 to 2026 (each year as last reported).
04 · Where it goes
Its largest mineral export line in the trade data is iron ore: $85.6bn in 2024, led by China ($72.5bn), Japan ($5.4bn), South Korea ($5.2bn).
CEPII BACI bilateral trade, by value; arcs run from Australia to the buyer.
05 · Jurisdiction
The World Bank's Worldwide Governance Indicators put Australia at +1.46 on rule of law in 2025, higher than 90% of countries. These are perception-based estimates on a scale from −2.5 to +2.5; they describe the operating environment, not any company.
World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators. The globe shades every country by rule of law.
06 · Mines and projects
40 mines in Australia have output figures in open mine databases; the largest by reported output are below. Listed companies hold 246 projects here, shown as dots.
What Australia mines: iron ore (38% of world output, #1), zirconium (zircon) (33% of world output, #1), lithium (32% of world output, #1), aluminium and bauxite (22% of world output, #2). Mineral rents are 10% of GDP. Below: 246 projects held by listed companies and 148 mines from open mine databases.
Australia in numbers: the infographic
| Mineral | World share | World rank | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iron ore | 38% | 1 | 2025 |
| Zirconium (zircon) | 33% | 1 | 2025 |
| Lithium | 32% | 1 | 2025 |
| Aluminium and bauxite | 22% | 2 | 2025 |
| Lead | 11% | 2 | 2025 |
| Gold | 8.5% | 3 | 2025 |
| Zinc | 8.5% | 3 | 2025 |
| Titanium minerals | 8.3% | 4 | 2025 |
| Manganese | 8% | 4 | 2025 |
| Rare earths | 7.4% | 3 | 2025 |
| Tin | 4.1% | 7 | 2025 |
| Silver | 3.9% | 9 | 2025 |
| Copper | 3.2% | 8 | 2025 |
| Tantalum | 2% | 6 | 2025 |
| Cobalt | 1.2% | 5 | 2025 |
| Tungsten | 1.2% | 8 | 2025 |
| Antimony | 1.2% | 7 | 2025 |
| Nickel | 1.1% | 8 | 2025 |
| Phosphate rock | 1% | 13 | 2025 |
| Project | Company | Minerals | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cowal Gold Operation | Evolution Mining | Copper, Gold, Silver | Producing |
| Dolphin Tungsten Mine | Group 6 Metals | Molybdenum, Tungsten | Producing |
| Ernest Henry Operation | Evolution Mining | Copper, Gold | Producing |
| Evolution Mining group (aggregate) | Evolution Mining | Copper, Gold | Producing |
| Evolution Mining group - continuing operations (aggregate) | Evolution Mining | Copper, Gold | Producing |
| Evolution Mining group excl Edna May (aggregate) | Evolution Mining | Copper, Gold | Producing |
| Greenbushes tantalum (GAM) - Greenbushes mine and GAM secondary tantalum/tin plant | Global Advanced Metals | Tantalum, Tin | Producing |
| Hillgrove Gold-Antimony(-Tungsten) Project | Larvotto Resources | Antimony, Gold, Tungsten | Producing |
| Kanmantoo copper-gold mine (Giant, Nugent, Emily Star open pits; Kavanagh/Spitfire/Nugent underground) | Kantra Copper | Copper, Gold, Silver | Producing |
| Kwinana lithium hydroxide refinery, Covalent Lithium | SQM (Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile) | Lithium | Producing |
| Mount Holland (Earl Grey) spodumene mine and concentrator, Covalent Lithium | SQM (Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile) | Lithium | Producing |
| Mt Carbine | EQ Resources | Tungsten | Producing |
| Mt Rawdon Gold Mine | Evolution Mining | Gold | Producing |
| Mungari Operations (Kundana/Frogs Leg/White Foil/Mungari) | Evolution Mining | Gold | Producing |
| Northparkes Copper-Gold Mine | Evolution Mining | Copper, Gold, Silver | Producing |
| Nova Operation (Nova-Bollinger nickel-copper-cobalt mine and processing plant, Fraser Range) | Global Lithium Resources | Cobalt, Copper, Nickel | Producing |
| Pilgangoora Operation (Pilgan plant and Ngungaju plant) | PLS Group | Lithium, Tantalum | Producing |
| Renison Tin Operation (Renison Bell underground mine, Bluestone Mines Tasmania JV) | Metals X | Copper, Tin | Producing |
| Telfer | Greatland Resources | Copper, Gold | Producing |
| Western Australia state total - tantalite (all producers) [aggregate pseudo-site] | Global Advanced Metals | Tantalum | Producing |
| Wodgina tantalum (GAM) - Mt Cassiterite / Tinstone pits | Global Advanced Metals | Tantalum, Tin | Producing |
| Woodlawn Copper-Zinc Mine (Tarago) | Develop Global | Copper, Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc | Producing |
| Australian Vanadium Project (Gabanintha; incl. Gabanintha North and Yarrabubba) | Australian Vanadium | Iron ore, Titanium minerals, Vanadium | Development |
| Bold Head | Group 6 Metals | Tungsten | Development |
| Broken Hill Cobalt Project (BHCP: Pyrite Hill, Big Hill, Railway deposits; formerly Thackaringa) | Cobalt Blue Holdings | Cobalt, Nickel | Development |
| Browns Range Heavy Rare Earths Project | Northern Minerals | Rare earths | Development |
| Cape Flattery Silica Project (former Metallica Minerals, CFS East and West) | Diatreme Resources | silica sand | Development |
| Caravel Copper Project (Bindi, Dasher and Opie deposits; formerly Calingiri) | Caravel Minerals | Copper, Gold, Molybdenum, Silver | Development |
| Cyclone Zircon Project (Wanna Lakes) | Diatreme Resources | Titanium minerals, Zirconium (zircon) | Development |
| Finniss Lithium Operation | Core Lithium | Lithium | Development |
| Flemington Scandium (Cobalt-Nickel) Project | Australian Mines | Cobalt, Nickel | Development |
| Galalar Silica Project | Diatreme Resources | silica sand | Development |
| Geraldton vanadium processing facility (planned) | Australian Vanadium | Iron ore, Titanium minerals, Vanadium | Development |
| Gonneville PGE-Ni-Cu-Co deposit (Julimar Project) | Chalice Mining | Cobalt, Copper, Gold, Nickel, Platinum group metals | Development |
| Goschen Rare Earths and Mineral Sands Project (Areas 1-4) | VHM | Titanium minerals, Zirconium (zircon) | Development |
| Greater Duchess Copper Gold Project (Mount Hope, Nil Desperandum, Lady Fanny, Burke & Wills, Mohawk, Duchess, Mount Birnie) | Carnaby Resources | Copper, Gold | Development |
| Hancock iron ore (Pilbara) | Alien Metals | Iron ore | Development |
| Havieron | Greatland Resources | Copper, Gold | Development |
| Heemskirk Tin Project (Severn, Queen Hill, Montana, Oonah, Western Zeehan) | Stellar Resources | Copper, Lead, Silver, Tin, Zinc | Development |
| Kalgoorlie Nickel Project - Goongarrie Hub (Goongarrie South, Goongarrie Hill, Big Four, Scotia Dam, Highway, Ghost Rocks) | Ardea Resources | Cobalt, Nickel | Development |
| Kalkaroo Copper-Gold Project | Havilah Resources | Cobalt, Copper, Gold, Molybdenum | Development |
| Koppamurra Rare Earths Project | Australian Rare Earths | Rare earths | Development |
| Kwinana Cobalt Refinery (KCR) - processing project, no mine | Cobalt Blue Holdings | Cobalt, Nickel | Development |
| Manna Lithium Project | Global Lithium Resources | Lithium, Tantalum | Development |
| Molyhil Tungsten-Molybdenum Project | Tivan | Copper, Iron ore, Molybdenum, Tungsten | Development |
| Mt Ida Project (lithium, rubidium, tantalum; gold) | Delta Lithium | Gold, Lithium, Rubidium, Tantalum | Development |
| Mt Lindsay Tin-Tungsten-Magnetite Project | Critica | Copper, Iron ore, Tin, Tungsten | Development |
| Mt Mulgine (Mulgine Trench, Mulgine Hill, Camp/Black Dog/Bobby McGee gold) | Tungsten Mining | Copper, Gold, Molybdenum, Silver, Tungsten | Development |
| Mutooroo Copper-Cobalt-Gold Project | Havilah Resources | Cobalt, Copper, Gold | Development |
| Nifty Copper Complex | Cyprium Metals | Copper | Development |
| Nolans Rare Earths Project (Nolans Bore) | Arafura Rare Earths | Phosphate rock, Rare earths, Uranium | Development |
| North Stanmore (heavy rare earths) | Victory Metals | Gallium, Rare earths | Development |
| Northern Silica Project (Si2, Western Resource Area, Si1 South) | Diatreme Resources | silica sand | Development |
| Pioneer Dome Lithium Project | Develop Global | Lithium, Tantalum | Development |
| Que River Polymetallic Project (Zn-Pb-Cu-Au-Ag, formerly Bass Metals) | Greenwing Resources | Copper, Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc | Development |
| Razorback Iron Ore Project (Razorback, Iron Peak, Interzone) | Magnetite Mines | Iron ore | Development |
| Renascor PSG Demonstration Facility (Adelaide) | Renascor Resources | Graphite (natural) | Development |
| Rentails (Renison tailings retreatment project) | Metals X | Copper, Tin | Development |
| Samphire Uranium Project (Blackbush and Plumbush deposits) | Alligator Energy | Uranium | Development |
| Sconi Battery Minerals Project (Greenvale, Lucknow, Kokomo deposits) | Australian Mines | Cobalt, Nickel | Development |
| Siviour Graphite Project (Siviour BAM Project) | Renascor Resources | Graphite (natural) | Development |
| Speewah Fluorite Project | Tivan | Fluorspar | Development |
| Sulphur Springs (Yitirrti) Copper-Zinc-Silver Project | Develop Global | Copper, Lead, Silver, Zinc | Development |
| Tabba Tabba Lithium-Tantalum Project (Leia, Luke, Hutt, Han, Chewy) | Wildcat Resources | Lithium, Tantalum | Development |
| Tallebung Tin-Tungsten-Silver Project | Sky Metals | Copper, Silver, Tin, Tungsten, Zinc | Development |
| Taronga Tin Project (Emmaville district, incl. Tin Beetle and regional ELs) | First Tin | Copper, Silver, Tin | Development |
| Trekelano Copper Gold deposits (Trek 1, Trek 2, Inheritance; part of Greater Duchess Project) | Carnaby Resources | Copper, Gold | Development |
| Watershed Tungsten Project | Tungsten Mining | Tungsten | Development |
| Western Queen Gold-Tungsten Project | Rumble Resources | Gold, Tungsten | Development |
| Aberfoyle Project (Aberfoyle, Storeys Creek, Lutwyche, Royal George; Rossarden) | TinOne Resources | Lithium, Tin, Tungsten | Exploration |
| Aileron-Reynolds exploration licences (incl. Mulga prospect) | Arafura Rare Earths | Rare earths | Exploration |
| Ajana Project (Ni-Cu-PGE) | St George Mining | Copper, Nickel, Platinum group metals | Exploration |
| Alford East copper-gold (ISR) | Thor Energy | Copper, Gold | Exploration |
| Andover lithium project (Azure Minerals) | SQM (Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile) | Cobalt, Copper, Lithium, Nickel | Exploration |
| Bell Creek Nickel-Cobalt deposit (reported as part of Sconi Project) | Australian Mines | Cobalt, Nickel | Exploration |
| Big Lake Uranium Project (Cooper Basin) | Alligator Energy | Uranium | Exploration |
| Bindoon Project | Viridis Mining and Minerals | Gold | Exploration |
| Binduli JV (Intrepid/IRC) | Evolution Mining | Gold | Exploration |
| Birksgate Cu-Au-Mo prospect | Havilah Resources | Copper, Gold, Molybdenum | Exploration |
| Black Range Joint Venture (EL5425) | Stavely Minerals | Gold | Exploration |
| Boddington West Project | Viridis Mining and Minerals | Gold | Exploration |
| Boland / Head ionic rare earth prospect | Cobra Resources | Rare earths | Exploration |
| Bolt Cutter Lithium Project (Bolt Cutter Central, Harry, Hermione) | Wildcat Resources | Lithium | Exploration |
| Bonya JV (tungsten and copper) | Arafura Rare Earths | Copper, Tungsten | Exploration |
| Bonya tungsten-copper | Thor Energy | Copper, Tungsten | Exploration |
| Broken Hill Project (Thackaringa cobalt / base metals) | Australian Mines | Cobalt, Copper, Lead, Silver, Zinc | Exploration |
| Broken Hill base metal / gold-antimony (Windy Ridge, Nine Mile) | Rimfire Pacific Mining | Antimony, Cobalt, Copper, Gold, Lead, Zinc | Exploration |
| Bulloo Creek Copper-Cobalt-Gold Prospect (Olary / Marree area) | Renascor Resources | Cobalt, Copper, Gold | Exploration |
| Bushranger copper-gold project (Racecourse and Ascot prospects) | Xtract Resources | Copper, Gold, Silver | Exploration |
| Canegrass Battery Minerals Project | Viking Mines | Iron ore, Titanium minerals, Vanadium | Exploration |
| Cannie (Goschen regional exploration) | VHM | Titanium minerals, Zirconium (zircon) | Exploration |
| Carroll's VMS (Ararat Project, Mount Ararat) | Stavely Minerals | Copper, Gold, Silver, Zinc | Exploration |
| Casuarina Resource Area | Diatreme Resources | silica sand | Exploration |
| Chilly | Greatland Resources | Copper, Gold | Exploration |
| Cleveland Tin Project (Cleveland tin-copper-tungsten, Foleys Zone) | Elementos | Copper, Tin, Tungsten | Exploration |
| Coates Nickel-Copper-PGE Project | Australian Vanadium | Copper, Nickel, Platinum group metals | Exploration |
| Coates Project | Charger Metals | Aluminium and bauxite, Cobalt, Copper, Gold, Nickel, Platinum group metals | Exploration |
| Commonwealth-Silica Hill Gold-Silver-Base Metals Project | Kuniko | Copper, Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc | Exploration |
| Connors Arc Exploration Project | Evolution Mining | Copper, Gold | Exploration |
| Copperhead porphyry copper (Mo-Ag) project | Rockfire Resources | Copper, Molybdenum, Silver | Exploration |
| Cue Copper-Gold Project (Hollandaire, Eelya South, Rapier, Heeler) | Cyprium Metals | Copper, Gold, Silver | Exploration |
| Cue Joint Venture (West Island) | Evolution Mining | Gold | Exploration |
| Cullarin Project | Sky Metals | Copper, Gold, Lead, Zinc | Exploration |
| Curnamona Province regional prospects (Eurinilla Dome, Cockburn, Johnson Dam, Mingary, North Dome, others) | Havilah Resources | Cobalt, Copper, Gold, Molybdenum, Rare earths | Exploration |
| Currajong Scandium Prospect (Fifield / Avondale) | Rimfire Pacific Mining | Cobalt, Nickel, Platinum group metals | Exploration |
| Deep Blue copper-rare earth target (Northam/Bolgart JV) | Chalice Mining | Copper, Silver | Exploration |
| Deloraine rare earth tenement EL22/2022 (Tasmania) | Cobra Resources | Rare earths | Exploration |
| Destiny / Woolgangie Project (REE, lithium) | St George Mining | Lithium, Rare earths | Exploration |
| Dittmer (incl. Loch Neigh, Lamington, Cedar Ridge) | Ballymore Resources | Copper, Gold | Exploration |
| Doradilla Tin-Copper Project (incl. 3KEL) | Sky Metals | Copper, Tin | Exploration |
| Drummond Project JV (Adavale/ADN) | Evolution Mining | Gold | Exploration |
| Earaheedy Zinc-Lead-Silver Project | Rumble Resources | Lead, Silver, Zinc | Exploration |
| East Renison Project (Concert Creek, Ringville, Godkin prospect) | Stellar Resources | Antimony, Lead, Silver, Tin, Zinc | Exploration |
| Elizabeth Hill silver | Alien Metals | Copper, Lead, Silver, Zinc | Exploration |
| Emu Lake - Binti Binti nickel sulphide (Kalpini Western Komatiite Belt) | Ardea Resources | Cobalt, Copper, Nickel, Platinum group metals | Exploration |
| Ernest Giles | Greatland Resources | Gold | Exploration |
| Eyre Multi-metals and Lithium Project | Larvotto Resources | Copper, Gold, Lithium, Nickel | Exploration |
| Fairview North Gold Prospect (Stavely Project) | Stavely Minerals | Gold | Exploration |
| Fairview South Gold Prospect (Stavely Project) | Stavely Minerals | Gold | Exploration |
| Fifield gold-silver (Sorpresa, Transit, Jacks Lookout and regional) | Rimfire Pacific Mining | Gold, Silver | Exploration |
| Firetower | Greatland Resources | Gold | Exploration |
| Freddy's Find Gold-Silver Prospect (Stavely Project) | Stavely Minerals | Gold, Silver | Exploration |
| Geo-Range gas storage (GSEL 804-806) | Thor Energy | gas storage | Exploration |
| Georgina Basin IOCG | Alien Metals | Copper, Gold | Exploration |
| Gourlays Creek (Cu-Sn skarn target) | Stellar Resources | Copper, Tin | Exploration |
| Granite Tor Tin Project | Stellar Resources | Tin | Exploration |
| Great Pyramid Tin Project (Pyramid Hill) | TinOne Resources | Tin | Exploration |
| Greater Duchess (Carnaby Resources acquisition) | Evolution Mining | Copper, Gold | Exploration |
| HY-Range natural hydrogen and helium (RSEL 802) | Thor Energy | hydrogen, helium | Exploration |
| Halls Creek Project (Koongie Park: Onedin and Sandiego Cu-Zn-Pb-Ag deposits) | Cobalt Blue Holdings | Cobalt, Copper, Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc | Exploration |
| Hatches Creek Tungsten Project | Tungsten Mining | Bismuth, Copper, Tungsten | Exploration |
| Hawkstone Ni-Cu-Co Project (west Kimberley) | Stavely Minerals | Cobalt, Copper, Nickel | Exploration |
| Holleton Gold Project | Evolution Mining | Gold | Exploration |
| Investigator (Investigator 21/22/24 prospects) | Group 6 Metals | Tungsten | Exploration |
| Iron Duke Copper-Gold Project | Locksley Resources | Copper, Gold, Silver | Exploration |
| Ironback Hill (iron ore resource and clay-hosted REE project) | Magnetite Mines | iron-ore, rare-earths | Exploration |
| Jervois Vanadium Project (Casper, Coco, Prince, RD prospects) | Arafura Rare Earths | Gold, Iron ore, Platinum group metals, Titanium minerals, Vanadium | Exploration |
| Julimar Complex regional targets (Hartog, Dampier, Hooley, Hann, Hamelin, Torres) | Chalice Mining | Copper, Nickel, Platinum group metals | Exploration |
| Junction Cu-Ag Prospect (Stavely Project) | Stavely Minerals | Copper, Silver | Exploration |
| Jupiter Rare Earths Project (Brothers Project, Yalgoo) | Critica | Gallium, Rare earths | Exploration |
| Juri JV (Black Hills / Paterson Range East) | Greatland Resources | Copper, Gold | Exploration |
| Kalgoorlie Nickel Project - Black Range (Siberia camp) | Ardea Resources | Cobalt, Nickel, Platinum group metals | Exploration |
| Kalgoorlie Nickel Project - Kalpini Hub (Kalpini, Bulong, Yerilla: Jump Up Dam, Boyce Creek, Aubils) | Ardea Resources | Cobalt, Nickel | Exploration |
| Kanappa porphyry Cu-Au prospect | Kantra Copper | Copper, Gold | Exploration |
| Kangiara Project | Sky Metals | Gold | Exploration |
| Kapunda copper ISR | Thor Energy | Copper, Gold | Exploration |
| Kulin Gold Project | Critica | Gold | Exploration |
| Lake Johnston Lithium and Gold Project (Medcalf, Mt Gordon, Mt Day) | Charger Metals | Gold, Lithium, Niobium, Tantalum | Exploration |
| Lander West (Selta project) | First Development Resources | Copper, Gold | Exploration |
| Lighthouse tenements: Double Event, Kookaburra and Brigalow goldfield | Rockfire Resources | Gold, Silver | Exploration |
| Luni Niobium Project (West Arunta; Sambhar prospect) | WA1 Resources | Niobium, Phosphate rock | Exploration |
| Madura Project | WA1 Resources | Exploration | |
| Maldorky and Grants Basin iron ore | Havilah Resources | Iron ore | Exploration |
| Malmac / Yilgarn Margin projects (Salvation prospect) | Carnaby Resources | Copper, Gold, Nickel | Exploration |
| Manna Hill Copper Project (Blue Rose and other prospects) | Cobra Resources | Copper, Gold, Molybdenum | Exploration |
| Manna Hill Gold Project | Magnetite Mines | Gold | Exploration |
| Marble Bar Lithium Project (MBLP) | Global Lithium Resources | Lithium, Tantalum | Exploration |
| Marengo goldfield (Cu-Au-Ag), incl. Copper Dome | Rockfire Resources | Copper, Gold, Silver | Exploration |
| Maroochydore Copper-Cobalt Project | Cyprium Metals | Cobalt, Copper | Exploration |
| Marree Project (Flat Hill copper, Mulgaria uranium) | Renascor Resources | Copper, Uranium | Exploration |
| Marriotts Nickel Project | Australian Mines | Nickel | Exploration |
| Marsden Copper-Gold Project | Evolution Mining | Copper, Gold | Exploration |
| Melrose Scandium-Nickel-Cobalt Deposit (Fifield) | Rimfire Pacific Mining | Cobalt, Nickel | Exploration |
| Minnamoolka Nickel-Cobalt deposit (reported as part of Sconi Project) | Australian Mines | Cobalt, Nickel | Exploration |
| Moonta copper ISR (Wombat, Bruce, Larwood) | Thor Energy | Copper | Exploration |
| Mount Maurice Project | TinOne Resources | Lithium, Tin | Exploration |
| Mount Molloy | Ballymore Resources | Copper, Gold | Exploration |
| Mt Adrah Gold-Antimony Project | Wildcat Resources | Antimony, Gold | Exploration |
| Mt Alexander Project (Ni-Cu-PGE, lithium) | St George Mining | Cobalt, Copper, Gold, Lithium, Nickel, Platinum group metals | Exploration |
| Mt Isa Copper-Gold-Cobalt Project | Larvotto Resources | Cobalt, Copper, Gold | Exploration |
| Munarra Gully Project | Rumble Resources | Copper, Gold | Exploration |
| Munni Munni PGE-Cu-Ni | Alien Metals | Copper, Gold, Nickel | Exploration |
| Murga Scandium Project (Fifield) | Rimfire Pacific Mining | scandium | Exploration |
| Muster Dam Iron Project | Magnetite Mines | Iron ore | Exploration |
| Mutooroo (renamed Coburn Oct 2026) copper-cobalt-gold deposit | Kantra Copper | Cobalt, Copper, Gold | Exploration |
| NSW gold exploration licences (Sozo farm-in) | EQ Resources | Gold | Exploration |
| Narriah Project | Sky Metals | Lithium, Tin, Tungsten | Exploration |
| Newmans rare earth discovery (Sybella-Barkly) | Basin Energy | Rare earths | Exploration |
| Ninan Copper-Gold prospect | Caravel Minerals | Copper, Gold | Exploration |
| North Scamander and Scamander tin-base metals and tungsten (incl. Lutwyche) | Stellar Resources | Copper, Gallium, Lead, Silver, Tin, Tungsten, Zinc | Exploration |
| Nowie (Goschen regional exploration) | VHM | Titanium minerals, Zirconium (zircon) | Exploration |
| Nowthanna Hill Uranium-Vanadium Project | Australian Vanadium | Uranium, Vanadium | Exploration |
| O'Callaghans | Greatland Resources | Copper, Lead, Tungsten, Zinc | Exploration |
| Other PLS exploration (Pilgangoora district; Bridge Zone below Central/North pits) | PLS Group | Lithium, Tantalum | Exploration |
| Other Sky projects: Iron Duke (copper-gold), Caledonian (gold), Galwadgere (copper-gold) | Sky Metals | Copper, Gold | Exploration |
| Other South Australian exploration licences (Dutton Bay, Malbrom, Lipson Cove, Verran, Cleve, Hincks, Outalpa, Cutana, Witchelina, Malbooma Railway, Stuarts Creek) | Renascor Resources | Graphite (natural) | Exploration |
| Other early-listing prospects (Love's Find, Koolyanobbing, Mosquito Creek) | Tungsten Mining | Tungsten | Exploration |
| Overland Uranium / Niobium-REE Project | Australian Rare Earths | Niobium, Rare earths, Uranium | Exploration |
| Pachpadra (P1 and P2 carbonatite targets), West Arunta | WA1 Resources | Niobium, Phosphate rock | Exploration |
| Paterson Exploration Project (Rainbow, Rainbow South, Stirling, Dromedary and others) | Cyprium Metals | Cobalt, Copper, Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc | Exploration |
| Paterson Project (Cu-Au-Ni, Pilbara) | St George Mining | Copper, Gold, Nickel | Exploration |
| Paterson South JV (Teague / Atlantis / Bootstrap) | Greatland Resources | Copper, Gold | Exploration |
| Pilbara Gold projects (Strelley, Mt Grant, Mallina Basin) | Carnaby Resources | Gold | Exploration |
| Pinderi Hills (Ag-Pb-Zn, Li) | Alien Metals | Lead, Lithium, Silver, Zinc | Exploration |
| Pitfield Titanium Project (Thomas and Cosgrove deposits) | Empire Metals | Copper, Titanium minerals | Exploration |
| Plateau gold-silver deposit (Lighthouse tenements) | Rockfire Resources | Gold, Silver, Zinc | Exploration |
| Poochera Project | Viridis Mining and Minerals | kaolin, halloysite | Exploration |
| Rabbit Trap Scandium Project (Malamute) | Rimfire Pacific Mining | scandium | Exploration |
| Radium Hill uranium rights (with HRE) | Havilah Resources | Uranium | Exploration |
| Ramses | Greatland Resources | Copper, Gold | Exploration |
| Rattler Range Tin Project | TinOne Resources | Lithium, Tin | Exploration |
| Ravenswood (Seventy Mile Mount, Day Dawn, King Solomon) | Ballymore Resources | Copper, Gold | Exploration |
| Razorback tailings and Razorback Mine | Stellar Resources | Tin | Exploration |
| Rochedale heavy rare earth prospect (Sybella-Barkly) | Basin Energy | Rare earths | Exploration |
| Ruddygore (incl. Torpys, Little Torpys, Maniopota) | Ballymore Resources | Copper, Lead, Silver, Zinc | Exploration |
| Sandover Fluorite Project | Tivan | Fluorspar | Exploration |
| Sauron Project | Wildcat Resources | Exploration | |
| Scallywag | Greatland Resources | Copper, Gold | Exploration |
| Selta REE / uranium / lithium targets (Ingallan, West Nintabrinna) | First Development Resources | Lithium, Rare earths | Exploration |
| Selta project (First Development Resources) | Power Metal Resources | Gold, Lithium, Rare earths, Uranium | Exploration |
| Sherlock (E47/4345) | Jindalee Lithium | Cobalt, Copper, Nickel | Exploration |
| Smoky Halloysite Project | Viridis Mining and Minerals | halloysite, kaolin | Exploration |
| South Gawler JV | Evolution Mining | Gold | Exploration |
| Speewah Vanadium Project | Tivan | Iron ore, Titanium minerals, Vanadium | Exploration |
| St Dizier (Heemskirk area skarn tin deposit) | Stellar Resources | Iron ore, Tin, Tungsten | Exploration |
| Sybella-Barkly rare earth and uranium project (district, SBDH holes) | Basin Energy | Rare earths, Uranium | Exploration |
| Telfer regional exploration (Big Tree / Thomsons / Camp Dome) | Greatland Resources | Copper, Gold | Exploration |
| Tennant Creek JV (Emmerson Resources) | Evolution Mining | Copper, Gold | Exploration |
| Theirman Mines tungsten prospect (Tallebung EL 6699, ~20 km N of Tallebung deposit) | Sky Metals | Bismuth, Gold, Silver, Tin, Tungsten | Exploration |
| Thunderstorm Gold Project | Rumble Resources | Gold | Exploration |
| Thursday's Gossan / Cayley Lode (Stavely Project) | Stavely Minerals | Copper, Gold, Silver | Exploration |
| Tirrawarra Project | Wildcat Resources | Exploration | |
| Tivan other projects (Sandover AI, Mount Peake, Timor-Leste: Turiscai, Baucau, Ossu) | Tivan | Iron ore, Titanium minerals, Vanadium | Exploration |
| Toolbrunup Ni-Cu-PGE Project | Caravel Minerals | Copper, Nickel, Platinum group metals | Exploration |
| Toora West Porphyry Prospect (Stavely Project) | Stavely Minerals | Copper, Gold | Exploration |
| Tottenham Copper-Gold Project (Greater Tottenham) | Locksley Resources | Copper, Gold, Silver, Zinc | Exploration |
| Vivash Gorge iron ore | Alien Metals | Iron ore | Exploration |
| Wallal (Paterson Province) | First Development Resources | Copper, Gold | Exploration |
| Wallal project (First Development Resources) | Power Metal Resources | Copper, Gold | Exploration |
| Walton Project | Empire Metals | Exploration | |
| Warrentinna | Greatland Resources | Gold | Exploration |
| West Arunta regional licences (WA and NT) | WA1 Resources | Niobium | Exploration |
| West Yilgarn gold-copper exploration (Kings, Barrabarra, Voyager, Wubin, South West) | Chalice Mining | Copper, Gold | Exploration |
| Whim Creek Copper-Zinc JV (Evelyn deposit) | Develop Global | Copper, Gold, Silver, Zinc | Exploration |
| Whundo Cu-Zn-Au (GreenTech) | Alien Metals | Copper, Gold, Zinc | Exploration |
| Wirralie Exploration Tenements | Evolution Mining | Gold | Exploration |
| Wolfram Camp | EQ Resources | Molybdenum, Tungsten | Exploration |
| Wudinna district regional historic holes (IR, MC series) | Cobra Resources | Rare earths | Exploration |
| Wudinna rare earth prospects (Baggy Green, Clarke, Laker, Anderson, Empire, Thompson) | Cobra Resources | Rare earths | Exploration |
| Yinnetharra Lithium-Tantalum Project | Delta Lithium | Lithium, Tantalum | Exploration |
| Big Hill Tungsten Project | Tungsten Mining | Tungsten | Closed |
| Kilba Tungsten Project (Zones 8, 11, 12) | Tungsten Mining | Tungsten | Closed |
| Minter Tungsten Project | Flagship Minerals | Tungsten | Closed |
| Mount Bischoff tin project (Waratah) | Metals X | Tin | Closed |
| Ragged Range (Kelly, Sterling, Krona) | Thor Energy | Copper, Gold, Lithium, Nickel | Closed |
| Red Panda Lithium Project | Wildcat Resources | Lithium | Closed |
| Mine | Minerals | Operator | Latest published output |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia Sands | Iron ore, Titanium minerals, Zirconium (zircon) | 452,000 t (2011) | |
| Boddington | Gold, Copper, Silver | Newmont | 19.9 t (2019) |
| Brocks Creek | Gold | ||
| Broken Hill | Silver, Lead, Zinc | 38.7 t (2008) | |
| Burbanks | Gold | 0.155 t (2015) | |
| CSA | Copper, Silver | 43,500 t (2019) | |
| Cadia | Gold, Copper, Silver | 18.7 t (2018) | |
| Cairn Hill | Iron ore | 1,644,000 t (2014) | |
| Cannington | Silver, Lead, Zinc | South32 | 124,750 t (2019) |
| Carosue Dam | Gold | 6.32 t (2020) | |
| Carrapateena | Copper, Gold | ||
| Central Murchison Gold Project | Gold | 5.42 t (2020) | |
| Century | Zinc, Lead, Silver | 16,457 t (2016) | |
| Cliffs | Nickel | BHP | |
| Cockatoo Island | Iron ore | 544,000 t (2008) | |
| Collingwood | Tin | 1,632 t (2008) | |
| Cosmos | Nickel | 11,000 t (2011) | |
| Cowal | Gold | 4.85 t (2015) | |
| Cracow | Gold, Silver | 3.16 t (2011) | |
| Darling Range Mines | Aluminium and bauxite | Alcoa Corp. | 34,700,000 t (2019) |
| Darlot | Gold | 1.99 t (2020) | |
| DeGrussa | Copper, Gold | 72,238 t (2020) | |
| Deflector | Gold, Copper | 3.25 t (2020) | |
| Duketon | Gold | 10.9 t (2020) | |
| Duketon - Garden Well | Gold | ||
| Duketon - Moolart Well | Gold | ||
| Duketon - Rosemont | Gold | ||
| Edna May | Gold | 2.03 t (2020) | |
| Endeavor | Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper | 7.02 t (2016) | |
| Energy Resources of Australia | Uranium | 1,999 t (2018) | |
| Ernest Henry and Mount Isa - Ernest Henry | Copper, Gold | ||
| Ernest Henry and Mount Isa - Mount Isa | Copper, Lead, Zinc, Silver | ||
| Extension Hill/Iron Hill | Iron ore | 1,892,000 t (2019) | |
| Fortescue Pilbara Region - Christmas Creek | Iron ore | ||
| Fortescue Pilbara Region - Cloudbreak | Iron ore | ||
| Fortescue Pilbara Region - Eliwana | Iron ore | ||
| Fortescue Pilbara Region - Firetail | Iron ore | ||
| Fortescue Pilbara Region - Kings and Queens | Iron ore | ||
| Fortescue Pilbara hubs (Chichester, Solomon, Eliwana) | Iron ore | Fortescue | |
| Fortnum Gold Operations | Gold | 1.89 t (2020) | |
| GEMCO (Groote Eylandt) | Manganese | South32 | |
| Golden Grove | Copper, Silver, Gold, Lead, Zinc, Platinum group metals | 26,047 t (2015) | |
| Gove | Aluminium and bauxite | Rio Tinto | 12,540,000 t (2018) |
| Granny Smith | Gold | ||
| Halls Creek | Gold | 1.09 t (2020) | |
| Hamersley - Channar | Iron ore | 7,173,000 t (2018) | |
| Hamersley - Eastern Range | Iron ore | 10,052,000 t (2013) | |
| Hamersley Mines | Iron ore | 220,612,000 t (2018) | |
| Hamersley Mines - Brockman 2 | Iron ore | Rio Tinto | |
| Hamersley Mines - Brockman 4 | Iron ore | Rio Tinto | |
| Hamersley Mines - Koodaideri | Iron ore | ||
| Hamersley Mines - Marandoo | Iron ore | Rio Tinto | |
| Hamersley Mines - Mount Tom Price | Iron ore | Rio Tinto | |
| Hamersley Mines - Nammuldi | Iron ore | Rio Tinto | |
| Hamersley Mines - Paraburdoo | Iron ore | Rio Tinto | |
| Hamersley Mines - Silvergrass | Iron ore | Rio Tinto | |
| Hamersley Mines - Western Turner Syncline | Iron ore | Rio Tinto | |
| Hamersley Mines - Yandicoogina | Iron ore | Rio Tinto | |
| Henty | Gold | ||
| Higginsville Gold Operations | Gold | 1.07 t (2019) | |
| Hope Downs | Iron ore | 45,368,000 t (2018) | |
| Hope Downs - Hope Downs 1 | Iron ore | ||
| Hope Downs - Hope Downs 4 | Iron ore | ||
| Iluka Western Australia | Iron ore, Titanium minerals, Zirconium (zircon), Rare earths | 152,400 t (2019) | |
| Iluka Western Australia - Cataby | Iron ore, Zirconium (zircon), Titanium minerals | ||
| Iluka Western Australia - Eneabba | Iron ore, Rare earths, Zirconium (zircon) | ||
| Iron Valley | Iron ore | 6,158,000 t (2020) | |
| Jacinth-Ambrosia | Iron ore, Titanium minerals, Zirconium (zircon) | 260,200 t (2019) | |
| Jaurdi | Gold | 0.517 t (2020) | |
| Jimblebar | Iron ore | BHP | 58,733,059 t (2019) |
| Jundee | Gold | 9.34 t (2020) | |
| Kalgoorlie | Gold | 12.9 t (2019) | |
| Kanowna Belle | Gold | 2.98 t (2016) | |
| Koolan Island | Iron ore | 2,765,000 t (2020) | |
| Koolyanobbing | Iron ore | 7,890,000 t (2020) | |
| Kundana | Gold | 3.33 t (2016) | |
| Lawlers | Gold | 4.08 t (2005) | |
| Leinster | Nickel | BHP | |
| Lennard Shelf | Zinc, Lead, Nickel | 42,000 t (2007) | |
| Leonora | Gold | 6.78 t (2020) |
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