What this report is for

A steelmaking essential, with major deposits in the NT and Western Australia. 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 4 operating, 2 in development, 1 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.

Manganese 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.

Manganese sites in Australia: the register report7 plotted records
ButcherbirdNicholas DownsWoodie WoodieYanneri RidgeJamieson TankBootu CreekGroote Eylandt
Orientation only. Points are source coordinates for published records; they are not tenure, access or regional boundaries.

Working list

7 records
ButcherbirdMine · WA · In developmentManganeseNicholas DownsMine · WA · OperatingManganeseWoodie WoodieMine · WA · OperatingManganese, Iron ore, VanadiumYanneri RidgeMine · WA · OperatingManganeseJamieson TankMine · SA · In developmentManganeseBootu CreekMine · NT · Care & maintenanceManganeseGroote EylandtMine · NT · OperatingManganese

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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