What this report is for

The engine room of Australian mining — iron ore in the Pilbara, gold and nickel in the Goldfields, lithium, alumina and more. 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 care & maintenance, 18 operating, 17 in development. A status is the latest value ingested from the cited release; it should be rechecked with the issuer before operational, commercial or travel decisions.

Copper 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.

Copper sites in Western Australia: the register report60 plotted records
AbraBaker AreaBamboo CreekBentleyBlack SwanBoddingtonCaravel Copper-MolybdenumCassiniCawse Historic Ni Mine (Central and Extended)CliffsCosmosDeflectorDeGrussaDordie Rocks NorthEvelyn (Liberty-Indee)ForrestaniaGabaninthaGolden GroveGolden Grove ProjectGossan Hill mineGum Creek (Horizon Gold)HavieronJaguarJaguar OperationJulimarLanfranchiLeinsterLongLounge Lizard NickelManto ItaliaMarinersMiitelMons CupriMontyMoranMorro SolarMount EdwardsMount KeithMount WindarraMulga RockNebo-BabelNickel West (BHP)NiftyNorthern Operations (Wyloo)Nova-BollingerRadio HillRavensthorpe Gold ProjectSalt CreekSavannahScuddles MineSinclairSulphur SpringsTelferToromochoVictorWest MusgraveWhim CreekWidgie 3Widgie TownsiteYakabindie
Orientation only. Points are source coordinates for published records; they are not tenure, access or regional boundaries.

Working list

60 records
AbraMine · WA · OperatingLead, Silver, Copper, Gold, ZincBaker AreaMine · WA · In developmentNickel, Cobalt, Copper, Platinum group metalsBamboo CreekMine · WA · Care & maintenanceGold, Copper, SilverBentleyMine · WA · Care & maintenanceZinc, Copper, Silver, Gold, LeadBlack SwanMine · WA · Care & maintenanceNickel, Cobalt, Platinum group metals, Copper, Iron ore, MagnesiteBoddingtonMine · WA · OperatingGold, CopperCaravel Copper-MolybdenumMine · WA · In developmentCopper, Molybdenum, Gold, SilverCassiniMine · 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, CobaltDeflectorMine · WA · OperatingGold, Copper, SilverDeGrussaMine · WA · Care & maintenanceCopper, Gold, SilverDordie Rocks NorthMine · WA · OperatingCobalt, Copper, NickelEvelyn (Liberty-Indee)Mine · WA · In developmentCopper, Zinc, Gold, Silver, LeadForrestaniaMine · WA · OperatingNickel, Cobalt, Copper, Platinum group metalsGabaninthaMine · WA · In developmentVanadium, Mineral sands, Iron ore, Cobalt, Nickel, CopperGolden GroveMine · WA · OperatingCopper, Zinc, Lead, Silver, GoldGolden Grove ProjectMine · WA · OperatingCopper, Zinc, Gold, Silver, LeadGossan Hill mineMine · WA · OperatingCopper, Zinc, Gold, Silver, LeadGum Creek (Horizon Gold)Mine · WA · In developmentGold, Zinc, Copper, SilverHavieronMine · WA · In developmentGold, CopperJaguarMine · WA · Care & maintenanceLead, Silver, Zinc, CopperJaguar OperationMine · WA · Care & maintenanceZinc, Copper, Silver, Lead, GoldJulimarMine · WA · In developmentCopper, Platinum group metals, Gold, Cobalt, NickelLanfranchiMine · WA · Care & maintenanceNickel, Copper, Iron oreLeinsterMine · WA · Care & maintenanceNickel, Copper, CobaltLongMine · WA · OperatingNickel, Copper, Cobalt, Platinum group metalsLounge Lizard NickelMine · WA · OperatingCopper, Nickel, CobaltManto ItaliaMine · WA · Care & maintenanceZinc, Lead, Silver, Copper

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

Continue with the Geological Survey of Western Australia.

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