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New South Wales

Hunter Valley coal, the silver–lead–zinc city of Broken Hill, and gold–copper mines through the central west.

128
sites in the register
111
operating
6
care & maintenance
11
in development

The districts

Hunter Valley

Australia’s most storied thermal-coal district.

far west NSW

Broken Hill — the ore body that founded an industry.

central west of NSW

Gold–copper mines through Orange, Parkes and Cowra country.

New England district

Tin, antimony and gemstones on the northern tablelands.

Illawarra

Coking coal beneath the escarpment south of Sydney.

Lightning Ridge

The home of black opal.

Most-recorded commodities

Coal · 72Gold · 34Copper · 29Silver · 24Lead · 13Zinc · 12Mineral sands · 8Iron ore · 7Cobalt · 5Molybdenum · 3Tin · 2Uranium · 2

Operating · 111

Abel Coal Operating Airly Coal Operating Angus Place Coal Operating Appin Coal Operating Appin Coal Operating Ardlethan Tin Operating Ashton Coal Operating Atlas Mineral sands, Uranium Operating Atlas-Campaspe Mineral sands Operating Avoca Tank Copper, Gold, Silver Operating Baal Bone Coal Operating Bengalla Coal Operating Berrima Coal Operating Bloomfield Coal Operating Boggabri Coal Operating Broken Hill Zinc, Lead, Silver, Copper, Gold Operating Broken Hill - Rasp Mine Zinc, Lead, Silver, Copper Operating Broula Iron ore Operating Budgery Copper, Gold, Silver Operating Bulga Coal Operating Cadia Iron ore Operating Cadia East Copper, Gold, Molybdenum, Silver Operating Cadia Project Copper, Gold, Silver, Molybdenum, Iron ore Operating Caloma Gold Operating Canyon Coal Operating Canyon Mine Coal Operating Chain Valley Coal Operating Chesney Lead, Gold, Copper, Zinc, Silver Operating Clarence Coal Operating Cobar Basin Operations Copper, Gold, Zinc, Lead, Silver Operating Cobar CSA Copper, Silver, Lead, Zinc, Gold Operating Cowal Gold, Silver Operating Crayfish Mineral sands Operating Cumnock Coal Operating Dendrobium Coal Operating Donaldson Coal Operating Endeavor Copper, Silver, Zinc, Gold, Lead Operating Federation Zinc, Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver Operating Glendell Coal Operating Glendell Coal Operating Gloucester Coal Operating Grant and Chainey Coal Operating Hawkins Hill Gold Operating Hill End Gold Operating Howick Coal Operating Hunter Valley Operations Coal Operating Integra (Camberwell) Coal Operating Inverell-Glen Innes Sapphire Operating Invincible Coal Operating Ivanhoe North Coal Operating Kara Mineral sands Operating Kulwin Mineral sands Operating Lightning Ridge Opal Operating Mandalong Coal Operating Mangoola Coal Operating Mannering Coal Operating Maules Creek Coal Operating Maxwell Coal Operating Maxwell (Drayton) Coal Operating Metropolitan Coal Operating Mineral Hill Gold, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Silver Operating Moolarben Coal Operating Mount Arthur Coal Operating Mount Owen Coal Operating Mount Owen Complex Coal Operating Mount Pleasant (MACH Energy Pty Limited) Coal Operating Mount Thorley Coal Operating Murrawombie Copper, Gold, Silver, Cobalt Operating Muswellbrook Coal Operating Myuna Coal Operating Narrabri Coal Operating New Cobar Copper, Gold Operating New Occidental Gold, Copper Operating Newstan Coal Operating Newstan Lochiel Coal Operating North East - Larsens Copper Operating Northparkes Copper, Gold Operating Oakdale Coal Operating Peak Mines Project Copper, Gold, Zinc, Lead, Silver Operating Perseverance Gold, Copper Operating Pine Dale Coal Operating Ravensworth Narama Coal Operating Ravensworth North Coal Operating Ravensworth UG Coal Operating Rix's Creek Coal Operating Rocglen Coal Operating Snapper Mineral sands Operating Springvale Coal Operating Stratford Coal Operating Sunnyside Coal Operating Tahmoor Coal Operating Tallawang Iron ore Operating Tarrawonga Coal Operating Tasman Coal Operating The Peak Copper, Gold Operating Thuddungra Magnesite Operating Tomingley Gold Operating Tomingley Project Gold Operating Tritton Copper, Gold, Silver, Cobalt Operating Tritton Copper Project Copper, Cobalt, Gold, Silver Operating Ulan Coal Operating United Coal Operating Wambo Coal Operating Warkworth Coal Operating West Cliff Coal Operating West Wallsend Coal Operating Westside Coal Operating White Cliffs Opal Operating Wilpinjong Coal Operating Wongawilli Colliery (NRE) Coal Operating Woodlawn Zinc, Copper, Lead, Silver, Gold, Iron ore Operating

Care & maintenance · 6

Cadia Hill Silver, Gold, Copper Care & maintenance Dartbrook Coal Care & maintenance Hera Zinc, Lead, Gold, Silver, Copper Care & maintenance Mount Boppy Gold Care & maintenance Ridgeway Copper, Gold, Silver, Molybdenum Care & maintenance Werris Creek Coal Care & maintenance

In development · 11

Bowdens Silver, Zinc, Lead In development Burra (Owendale) Cobalt, Nickel, Platinum group metals, Magnesite, Copper, Iron ore, Gold In development Canbelego Gold, Copper In development Cullen Valley Coal In development Dubbo Project Rare earth elements, Mineral sands, Uranium, Tantalum & niobium In development Gabanintha Vanadium (Technology Metals) Iron ore, Mineral sands, Vanadium In development Hillgrove Project Gold, Tungsten, Antimony In development Hume Coal In development Sunrise Nickel, Cobalt, Platinum group metals, Chromium In development Taronga Tin, Copper, Silver In development Wonawinta Silver, Lead In development

Going deeper? The Geological Survey of New South Wales publishes the primary geological data for New South Wales.

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