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 20 care & maintenance, 19 operating, 12 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.

Nickel 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.

Nickel sites in Western Australia: the register report51 plotted records
Alec MairsArmstrongBaker AreaBeta HuntBlack SwanCassiniCawse Historic Ni Mine (Central and Extended)CliffsCosmosDordie Rocks NorthEmily AnnForrestaniaGabaninthaGibbGillettJulimarLanfranchiLeinsterLongLounge Lizard NickelMaggie Hays (Lake Johnston)MarinersMariners (Lake Zot)McLeayMcLeay + Victor South combinedMiitelMoranMount EdwardsMount KeithMount WindarraMulga RockMurrin MurrinNebo-BabelNickel West (BHP)Northern Operations (Wyloo)Nova-BollingerOtter - JuanProsperoQuicksilver Nickel-Cobalt LateriteRadio HillRavensthorpe (First Quantum Minerals)SavannahSinclairSpotted QuollTapinosVenus (BHP)VictorWest MusgraveWidgie 3Widgie TownsiteYakabindie
Orientation only. Points are source coordinates for published records; they are not tenure, access or regional boundaries.

Working list

51 records
Alec MairsMine · WA · OperatingNickelArmstrongMine · WA · In developmentNickelBaker AreaMine · WA · In developmentNickel, Cobalt, Copper, Platinum group metalsBeta HuntMine · WA · OperatingGold, NickelBlack 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, CopperGibbMine · WA · OperatingNickelGillettMine · WA · In developmentNickelJulimarMine · 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, CobaltMaggie Hays (Lake Johnston)Mine · WA · Care & maintenanceNickel, CobaltMarinersMine · WA · OperatingNickel, Copper, CobaltMariners (Lake Zot)Mine · WA · OperatingNickelMcLeayMine · WA · OperatingNickel, CobaltMcLeay + Victor South combinedMine · WA · Care & maintenanceNickelMiitelMine · 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, Cobalt

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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