What this report is for

A battery metal produced mainly as a by-product of nickel and copper mining. This page begins with what is actually present in the published register, then points back to the authorities behind those records.

At review date the group comprises 25 in development, 22 care & maintenance, 15 operating. A status is the latest value ingested from the cited release; it should be rechecked with the issuer before operational, commercial or travel decisions.

Cobalt record map

The map makes distribution legible without implying a tenure boundary. Hover a point to identify the record; use the working list for the full source page.

Cobalt sites in Australia: the register report62 plotted records
Baker AreaBlack SwanCassiniCawse Historic Ni Mine (Central and Extended)CliffsCosmosDordie Rocks NorthEmily AnnForrestaniaGabaninthaJulimarLeinsterLongLounge Lizard NickelMaggie Hays (Lake Johnston)MarinersMcLeayMiitelMoranMount EdwardsMount KeithMount WindarraMulga RockMurrin MurrinNebo-BabelNickel West (BHP)Northern Operations (Wyloo)Nova-BollingerQuicksilver Nickel-Cobalt LateriteRadio HillRavensthorpe (First Quantum Minerals)SavannahTapinosVictorWest MusgraveWidgie 3Widgie TownsiteYakabindieBurra (Owendale)MurrawombieSunriseTrittonTritton Copper ProjectBarbaraBell CreekCapricorn CopperCloncurry Copper ProjectGreenvale NickelKokomoLucknowMinnamoolkaMonakoffRocklandsSCONI Project Walford CreekElizabeth CreekKalkarooMutoorooHome of BullionPekoRover 1Avebury
Orientation only. Points are source coordinates for published records; they are not tenure, access or regional boundaries.

Working list

62 records
Baker AreaMine · WA · In developmentNickel, Cobalt, Copper, Platinum group metalsBlack SwanMine · WA · Care & maintenanceNickel, Cobalt, Platinum group metals, Copper, Iron ore, MagnesiteCassiniMine · WA · Care & maintenanceNickel, Cobalt, CopperCawse Historic Ni Mine (Central and Extended)Mine · WA · Care & maintenanceNickel, Cobalt, CopperCliffsMine · WA · Care & maintenanceNickel, Cobalt, Copper, Platinum group metalsCosmosMine · WA · Care & maintenanceNickel, Copper, Platinum group metals, Gold, CobaltDordie Rocks NorthMine · WA · OperatingCobalt, Copper, NickelEmily AnnMine · WA · OperatingNickel, CobaltForrestaniaMine · WA · OperatingNickel, Cobalt, Copper, Platinum group metalsGabaninthaMine · WA · In developmentVanadium, Mineral sands, Iron ore, Cobalt, Nickel, CopperJulimarMine · WA · In developmentCopper, Platinum group metals, Gold, Cobalt, NickelLeinsterMine · WA · Care & maintenanceNickel, Copper, CobaltLongMine · WA · OperatingNickel, Copper, Cobalt, Platinum group metalsLounge Lizard NickelMine · WA · OperatingCopper, Nickel, CobaltMaggie Hays (Lake Johnston)Mine · WA · Care & maintenanceNickel, CobaltMarinersMine · WA · OperatingNickel, Copper, CobaltMcLeayMine · WA · OperatingNickel, CobaltMiitelMine · WA · Care & maintenanceNickel, Cobalt, CopperMoranMine · WA · OperatingCopper, Nickel, Platinum group metals, CobaltMount EdwardsMine · WA · In developmentNickel, Cobalt, Copper, Iron oreMount KeithMine · WA · Care & maintenanceNickel, Cobalt, CopperMount WindarraMine · WA · Care & maintenanceNickel, Platinum group metals, Copper, CobaltMulga RockMine · WA · In developmentUranium, Cobalt, Nickel, Zinc, CopperMurrin MurrinMine · WA · OperatingNickel, Cobalt, MagnesiteNebo-BabelMine · WA · In developmentNickel, Copper, Cobalt, Platinum group metals, Gold, SilverNickel West (BHP)Mine · WA · Care & maintenanceNickel, Copper, Platinum group metals, CobaltNorthern Operations (Wyloo)Mine · WA · Care & maintenanceNickel, Cobalt, Copper, Platinum group metalsNova-BollingerMine · WA · OperatingNickel, Copper, Cobalt, Platinum group metalsQuicksilver Nickel-Cobalt LateriteMine · WA · In developmentNickel, CobaltRadio HillMine · WA · Care & maintenanceNickel, Copper, Cobalt, Gold

This reading list shows the first 30 alphabetically; the linked commodity or state index carries the remainder.

Sources and continuation points

  1. Geoscience Australia — OZMIN (EarthResourceML-Lite WFS)CC BY 3.0 AU · retrieved 2026-08-24
  2. Government of South Australia — SARIG major mines & quarriesCC BY · retrieved 2026-08-24
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