What this report is for

A fertiliser input, with resources concentrated in north-west Queensland. 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, 4 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.

Phosphate 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.

Phosphate sites in Australia: the register report9 plotted records
Christmas IslandMount WeldArdmoreDuchessPhantom HillsAmmaroo PhosphateGeolsecNolans BoreWonarah
Orientation only. Points are source coordinates for published records; they are not tenure, access or regional boundaries.

Working list

9 records
Christmas IslandMine · WA · OperatingPhosphateMount WeldMine · WA · OperatingRare earth elements, Mineral sands, Tantalum & niobium, PhosphateArdmoreMine · QLD · Care & maintenancePhosphateDuchessMine · QLD · OperatingPhosphatePhantom HillsMine · QLD · OperatingPhosphateAmmaroo PhosphateMine · NT · In developmentPhosphate, UraniumGeolsecMine · NT · In developmentPhosphateNolans BoreMine · NT · In developmentRare earth elements, Uranium, PhosphateWonarahMine · NT · In developmentPhosphate

Sources and continuation points

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