What this report is for

A dense, historic mineral field — tin, copper, zinc and gold along the wild West Coast. 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 3 operating, 2 in development, 2 care & maintenance. A status is the latest value ingested from the cited release; it should be rechecked with the issuer before operational, commercial or travel decisions.

Iron ore 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.

Iron ore sites in Tasmania: the register report7 plotted records
Campbell Town Bauxite AreaKara Mine (Tasmania Mines)MoinaMount Lindsay (Venture Minerals)Nelson Bay RiverRiley CreekSavage River (Grange Resources)
Orientation only. Points are source coordinates for published records; they are not tenure, access or regional boundaries.

Working list

7 records
Campbell Town Bauxite AreaMine · TAS · OperatingBauxite & alumina, Iron ore, Mineral sandsKara Mine (Tasmania Mines)Mine · TAS · OperatingTungsten, Iron ore, TinMoinaMine · TAS · In developmentTin, Iron ore, Tungsten, Gold, Zinc, Fluorite, BismuthMount Lindsay (Venture Minerals)Mine · TAS · In developmentTin, Copper, Tungsten, Iron oreNelson Bay RiverMine · TAS · Care & maintenanceIron oreRiley CreekMine · TAS · Care & maintenanceIron oreSavage River (Grange Resources)Mine · TAS · OperatingIron ore, Vanadium

Sources and continuation points

  1. Geoscience Australia — OZMIN (EarthResourceML-Lite WFS)CC BY 3.0 AU · retrieved 2026-08-24

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