Mineral resources information
Australia’s unique geology has paved the way for over 300 operating mining projects and many more exploration projects. Currently, Australia has the world’s largest resources of gold, iron ore, lead, nickel, rutile, uranium, zinc and zircon and the second largest resources of brown coal, cobalt, copper, ilmenite, lithium, silver, tungsten and vanadium.
On this page you will find information on Australia’s diverse range of mineral resources, mineral projects, resource development strategies and investment opportunities.
Geoscience Australia
- Australian Critical Minerals Prospectus
- Australia's Energy Commodity Resources 2023
- Australia’s Identified Mineral Resources 2023
- Australian Magnetite Ore 2023 Factsheet
- Australia’s National Resources Statement
- Australian Resource Review—Antimony 2020
- Australian Resource Review—Bauxite 2017
- Australian Resource Review—Black Coal 2017
- Australian Resource Review—Brown Coal 2017
- Australian Resource Review––Gold 2019
- Australian Resource Review––Graphite 2018
- Australian Resource Review—Iron Ore 2017
- Australian Resource Review––Lithium 2018
- Australian Resource Review—Manganese Ore 2020
- Australian Resource Review––Mineral Sands 2017
- Australian Resource Review—Nickel 2020
- Australian Resource Review––Niobium 2019
- Australian Resource Review––Rare Earths 2019
- Australian Resource Review––Scandium 2019
- Australian Resource Review––Tantalum 2019
- Australian Resource Review––Tin 2018
- Australian Resource Review—Tungsten 2019
- Australian Resource Review––Vanadium 2018
- Australian Resource Review––Zinc, Lead and Silver 2019
- Critical Commodities for a High-tech World
- Critical commodities in Australia – An assessment of extraction potential from ores
- Critical Minerals in Australia: A Review of Opportunities and Research Needs
- Lake Tyrrell, Australia, and its Potential for Strategic Resources
- Major Rare Earth Element Deposits of Australia
- Nickel Resources and Potential of Australia
- Outlook for selected critical minerals in Australia 2021 report
- Platinum-group elements in Australia
- Potash in Australian Acid Salt Lakes
- Review of Australian Salt Lakes - Potential for Strategic Resources
New South Wales
- MinView
- NSW priority metals
- NSW Seamless Geology project
- High-tech metal resources of NSW map
- Opportunities in NSW – antimony
- Opportunities in NSW – cobalt and scandium
- Opportunities in NSW – copper
- Opportunities in NSW – gold
- Opportunities in NSW – heavy mineral sands
- Opportunities in NSW – lead and zinc
- Opportunities in NSW – rare earth elements
- Opportunities in NSW – silver
- Opportunities in NSW – tin and tungsten
Northern Territory
- Bauxite in the NT
- Copper in the NT
- Critical Minerals in the NT
- Diamond in the NT
- Gold in the NT
- Iron Ore in the NT
- Manganese in the NT
- Mineral Sands in the NT
- Phosphate, Potash in the NT
- Uranium in the NT
- Zinc, Lead and Silver in the NT
Queensland
- Queensland Critical Minerals Strategy
- Queensland Resources Industry Development Plan
- Exploration incentives and opportunities in Queensland
- Investing in Queensland’s critical minerals industry
- Support for critical minerals mining development and operations
South Australia
- Critical mineral dashboards
- Critical Minerals South Australia
- Lithium: Critical mineral potential of South Australia
- Graphite: Critical mineral potential of South Australia
- Magnesium: Critical mineral potential of South Australia
- Major projects and mining activities dashboards
- Manganese: Critical mineral potential of South Australia
- South Australian Commodity Updates
- South Australia – Discover Gold
- Uranium: potential in South Australia
- Vanadium: critical mineral potential of South Australia
Victoria
- Earth Resources Sector Indicators 2020–2021
- Fact Sheet - Base Metals in Victoria
- Fact Sheet - Gold in Victoria
- Fact Sheet - Mineral Sands in Victoria
- Fact Sheet - Mining Services in Victoria
- Towards 2030: Resources Victoria Strategy
- Victorian Critical Minerals Roadmap - Resources Victoria
- World Class Gold Opportunities
Western Australia
- Exploration Incentive Scheme (EIS)
- Western Australia's Battery and Critical Mineral Strategy 2024 – 2030
- Antimony: investment opportunities
- Bauxite: investment opportunities
- Chromium: investment opportunities
- Copper: investment opportunities
- Graphite: investment opportunities
- Iron Ore: investment opportunities
- Lead: investment opportunities
- Lithium: investment opportunities
- Manganese: investment opportunities
- Nickel-Cobalt: investment opportunities
- Phosphate: investment opportunities
- Rare Earth Elements: investment opportunities
- Titanium-Zircon: investment opportunities
- Tungsten: investment opportunities
- Vanadium: investment opportunities
- Zinc: investment opportunities