What this report is for

Australia’s flagship bulk export, dominated by the Pilbara but mined in several states, including magnetite and hematite systems. 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 82 operating, 30 in development, 13 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.

Iron ore 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.

Iron ore sites in Australia: the register report125 plotted records
Abydos (Atlas Iron)Balmoral Central (Sino Iron)BHP YandiBlack SwanBlue Hills (Sinosteel)Buckland HillsCarina Yilgarn Iron ( Polaris-Mineral Resources))Channar JVChichester Hub - Cloudbreak Christmas Creek (FMG)Christmas CreekCockatoo Island Iron OreEarl GreyEastern Range (Rio)EliwanaGabaninthaGreater MummalooHamersley Iron - Brockman No 2Hamersley Iron - Brockman No 4Hamersley Iron - MarandooHamersley Iron - Mount Tom PriceHamersley Iron - NammuldiHamersley Iron - ParaburdooHamersley Iron - Western Turner SynclineHamersley Iron - Yandicoogina-Junction (Rio Tinto-HIYandi)Hamersley Iron (Rio Tinto)Hope Downs JVIron Bridge Joint VentureIron Ore AustraliaIron Ridge (Fenix)Iron ValleyJ4-Yilgarn Iron ( Polaris-Mineral Resources)Jack HillsJimblebar (BHP)KararaKarara - Blue HillsKoodaideri (Hamersley Iron)Koolan Island (Mt Gibson)Koolanooka (Sinosteel Midwest Corp)KoolyanobbingLanfranchiMarillana Iron Ore (Brockman Mining)Mining Area C (Mt Goldsworthy JV - BHP)Mount Dove (Atlas Iron)Mount EdwardsMount JacksonMount MasonMount Newman (Mount Whaleback - BHP)Mount Webber (Atlas Iron)Nullagine IronOrebody 18Orebody 23Orebody 25Orebody 29Orebody 30Pannawonica CID (Red Hill Iron)Pardoo-RidleyPaulsens East Iron (Strike Resources)Phils CreekPilbara Iron (Rio Tinto)Poondano (Process Minerals Int.)RidgesRobe River (Rio JV)Roy HillSanjiv Ridge Iron Ore Silvergrass (Rio)Spinifex Ridge - hematite (Moly Mines Ltd)Tallering Peak (Mount Gibson)Victory Bore VanadiumWAIO (BHP)West AngelasWestern HubWidgie TownsiteWiluna WestWindarlingWindimurra (Atlantic)Wodgina (Atlas Iron)Wonmunna Iron Ore (MinRes)Woodie WoodieYarrieYogi-YalgooBroulaBurra (Owendale)CadiaCadia ProjectGabanintha Vanadium (Technology Metals)TallawangWoodlawnErnest HenryKing VolMount MossRocklandsBungalowBuzzardCairn HillCentral Eyre Iron ProjectCentral Eyre Iron-Warramboo (Iron Road)Eyre Magnetite ProjectGrantsHawks NestMaldorkyMiddleback RangeMiddleback RangesMuster DamOlary FlatsPeculiar KnobRazorbackSnaefellWilcherry Weednanna ProjectWilgerupFrances CreekMolyhilPeko - magnetite tailingsRoper BarRoper Heavy MineralsRoper River IronRover 1WarregoNowa NowaCampbell Town Bauxite AreaKara Mine (Tasmania Mines)MoinaMount Lindsay (Venture Minerals)Nelson Bay RiverRiley CreekSavage River (Grange Resources)
Orientation only. Points are source coordinates for published records; they are not tenure, access or regional boundaries.

Working list

125 records
Abydos (Atlas Iron)Mine · WA · OperatingIron oreBalmoral Central (Sino Iron)Mine · WA · OperatingIron oreBHP YandiMine · WA · OperatingIron oreBlack SwanMine · WA · Care & maintenanceNickel, Cobalt, Platinum group metals, Copper, Iron ore, MagnesiteBlue Hills (Sinosteel)Mine · WA · Care & maintenanceIron oreBuckland HillsMine · WA · In developmentIron oreCarina Yilgarn Iron ( Polaris-Mineral Resources))Mine · WA · OperatingIron oreChannar JVMine · WA · OperatingIron oreChichester Hub - Cloudbreak Christmas Creek (FMG)Mine · WA · OperatingIron oreChristmas CreekMine · WA · OperatingIron oreCockatoo Island Iron OreMine · WA · OperatingIron oreEarl GreyMine · WA · OperatingIron ore, LithiumEastern Range (Rio)Mine · WA · OperatingIron oreEliwanaMine · WA · OperatingIron oreGabaninthaMine · WA · In developmentVanadium, Mineral sands, Iron ore, Cobalt, Nickel, CopperGreater MummalooMine · WA · Care & maintenanceIron oreHamersley Iron - Brockman No 2Mine · WA · OperatingIron oreHamersley Iron - Brockman No 4Mine · WA · OperatingIron oreHamersley Iron - MarandooMine · WA · OperatingIron oreHamersley Iron - Mount Tom PriceMine · WA · OperatingIron oreHamersley Iron - NammuldiMine · WA · OperatingIron oreHamersley Iron - ParaburdooMine · WA · OperatingIron oreHamersley Iron - Western Turner SynclineMine · WA · OperatingIron oreHamersley Iron - Yandicoogina-Junction (Rio Tinto-HIYandi)Mine · WA · OperatingIron oreHamersley Iron (Rio Tinto)Mine · WA · OperatingIron oreHope Downs JVMine · WA · OperatingIron oreIron Bridge Joint VentureMine · WA · OperatingIron oreIron Ore AustraliaMine · WA · OperatingIron oreIron Ridge (Fenix)Mine · WA · OperatingIron oreIron ValleyMine · WA · OperatingIron ore

This reading list shows the first 30 alphabetically; the linked commodity or state index carries the remainder.

Sources and continuation points

  1. Geoscience Australia — OZMIN (EarthResourceML-Lite WFS)CC BY 3.0 AU · retrieved 2026-08-24
  2. Government of South Australia — SARIG major mines & quarriesCC BY · retrieved 2026-08-24
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