The register

Commodities

What Australia digs, and where. Counts are live from the register.

Precious metals

Gold

476

Silver

116

Platinum group metals

23

Base metals

Copper

163

Lead

64

Zinc

68

Nickel

65

Tin

15

Battery & critical minerals

Cobalt

62

Lithium

10

Graphite

11

Rare earth elements

18

Vanadium

12

Tantalum & niobium

12

Bulk commodities

Iron ore

125

Coal

171

Bauxite & alumina

18

Energy minerals

Uranium

20

Industrial & alloy metals

Manganese

7

Chromium

5

Tungsten

9

Molybdenum

13

Antimony

13

Bismuth

10

Industrial minerals

Fluorite

2

Mineral sands

50

Magnesite

12

Phosphate

9

Potash

1

Salt

1

Gypsum

1

Silica sand

7

Kaolin & clay

7

Diatomite

1

Construction materials

Limestone

117

Dolomite

9

Hard rock & aggregate

294

Basalt

81

Granite & granodiorite

30

Hornfels

23

Scoria & volcanic tuff

46

Sedimentary stone

121

Sand & gravel

415

Construction clay & clay shale

43

Earth, soil & peat

17

Dimension stone

12

Gemstones

Opal

5

Diamond

2

Sapphire

2