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 9 care & maintenance, 5 in development, 5 operating. A status is the latest value ingested from the cited release; it should be rechecked with the issuer before operational, commercial or travel decisions.

Platinum group metals 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.

Platinum group metals sites in Western Australia: the register report19 plotted records
Baker AreaBlack SwanCliffsCosmosForrestaniaJulimarLongMoranMount WindarraNebo-BabelNickel West (BHP)Northern Operations (Wyloo)Nova-BollingerSavannahSpotted QuollVictorWest MusgraveWindimurra (Atlantic)Yakabindie
Orientation only. Points are source coordinates for published records; they are not tenure, access or regional boundaries.

Working list

19 records
Baker AreaMine · WA · In developmentNickel, Cobalt, Copper, Platinum group metalsBlack SwanMine · WA · Care & maintenanceNickel, Cobalt, Platinum group metals, Copper, Iron ore, MagnesiteCliffsMine · WA · Care & maintenanceNickel, Cobalt, Copper, Platinum group metalsCosmosMine · WA · Care & maintenanceNickel, Copper, Platinum group metals, Gold, CobaltForrestaniaMine · WA · OperatingNickel, Cobalt, Copper, Platinum group metalsJulimarMine · WA · In developmentCopper, Platinum group metals, Gold, Cobalt, NickelLongMine · WA · OperatingNickel, Copper, Cobalt, Platinum group metalsMoranMine · WA · OperatingCopper, Nickel, Platinum group metals, CobaltMount WindarraMine · WA · Care & maintenanceNickel, Platinum group metals, Copper, CobaltNebo-BabelMine · WA · In developmentNickel, Copper, Cobalt, Platinum group metals, Gold, SilverNickel West (BHP)Mine · WA · Care & maintenanceNickel, Copper, Platinum group metals, CobaltNorthern Operations (Wyloo)Mine · WA · Care & maintenanceNickel, Cobalt, Copper, Platinum group metalsNova-BollingerMine · WA · OperatingNickel, Copper, Cobalt, Platinum group metalsSavannahMine · WA · Care & maintenanceNickel, Copper, Cobalt, Platinum group metalsSpotted QuollMine · WA · Care & maintenanceNickel, Platinum group metalsVictorMine · WA · OperatingNickel, Cobalt, Platinum group metals, CopperWest MusgraveMine · WA · In developmentNickel, Copper, Cobalt, Platinum group metals, Gold, SilverWindimurra (Atlantic)Mine · WA · In developmentVanadium, Iron ore, Mineral sands, Platinum group metals, ChromiumYakabindieMine · WA · Care & maintenanceNickel, Copper, Platinum group metals, Cobalt

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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