What this report is for
The goldfields that built Melbourne, brown coal in the Latrobe Valley, and mineral sands in the west. 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 15 operating, 4 care & maintenance, 1 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.
The most frequently recorded commodities in this reading set are Gold (11), Coal (6), Antimony (4), Mineral sands (1), Iron ore (1), Bauxite & alumina (1). A count is a count of records, not tonnes, output or economic importance.
Register 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.
Working list
20 recordsSources and continuation points
- Geoscience Australia — OZMIN (EarthResourceML-Lite WFS)CC BY 3.0 AU · retrieved 2026-08-24
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