Country profile
Australia
For Australia, Rare Context holds 558 assets and rights in 2 classes and figures on mine production and reserves. It is the largest producer of iron ore, titanium mineral concentrates, lithium and 2 more commodities among the countries the USGS lists.
Assets and rights
Each class links to its page for Australia.
- Data centers1 · 41 MW
- Mines557 · 105,683 Mt
Mine production and reserves
31 commodities in the USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries, the ones where Australia ranks highest first.
| Commodity | Mine production, 2025 | World rank | Reserves, 2025 | World rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iron ore, iron content | 600,000,000 t/year −1% | #1 of 17 | 27,000,000,000 t | #1 of 17 |
| Titanium mineral concentrates, rutile | 200,000 t/year 0% | #1 of 6 | 35,000,000 t | #1 of 6 |
| Lithium, lithium content | 92,000 t/year +11% | #1 of 9 | 8,400,000 t | #2 of 10 |
| Garnet (industrial) | 350,000 t/year +1% | #1 of 6 | — | — |
| Iron ore, usable ore | 980,000,000 t/year 0% | #1 of 17 | — | — |
| Zirconium, gross weight | 400,000 t/year 0% | #1 of 9 | — | — |
| Lead, lead content | 480,000 t/year 0% | #2 of 12 | 34,000,000 t | #1 of 11 |
| Bauxite, dry weight | 97,000,000 t/year −3% | #2 of 13 | 3,700,000,000 t | #2 of 13 |
| Gold, gold content | 280 t/year −1% | #3 of 13 | 13,000 t | #1 of 13 |
| Zinc, zinc content | 1,100,000 t/year 0% | #3 of 10 | 64,000,000 t | #1 of 9 |
21 more commodities
| Commodity | Mine production, 2025 | World rank | Reserves, 2025 | World rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rare earths, rare-earth-oxide (REO) equivalent | 29,000 t/year 0% | #3 of 12 | 6,300,000 t | #3 of 11 |
| Manganese, gross weight | 1,600,000 t/year 0% | #4 of 8 | 580,000,000 t | #1 of 7 |
| Titanium mineral concentrates, ilmenite | 780,000 t/year +30% | #4 of 11 | 170,000,000 t | #1 of 9 |
| Cobalt, cobalt content | 3,700 t/year −23% | #5 of 12 | 1,700,000 t | #2 of 12 |
| Tantalum, tantalum content | 50 t/year −4% | #6 of 11 | 120,000 t | #2 of 4 |
| Salt | 12,000,000 t/year 0% | #6 of 23 | — | — |
| Magnesium compounds, magnesium oxide (MgO) content | 400,000 t/year −2% | #7 of 12 | 280,000,000 t | #4 of 12 |
| Tin, tin content | 12,000 t/year +6% | #7 of 14 | 570,000 t | #5 of 10 |
| Antimony, antimony content | 1,300 t/year +2% | #7 of 15 | 110,000 t | #6 of 13 |
| Copper, copper content | 730,000 t/year −5% | #8 of 14 | 100,000,000 t | #2 of 14 |
| Nickel, nickel content | 45,000 t/year −54% | #8 of 9 | 25,000,000 t | #2 of 9 |
| Tungsten, tungsten content | 1,000 t/year +9% | #8 of 11 | 570,000 t | #2 of 8 |
| Silver, silver content | 1,000 t/year −5% | #9 of 14 | 91,000 t | #3 of 12 |
| Molybdenum, molybdenum content | 1,000 t/year +67% | #13 of 15 | 760,000 t | #6 of 15 |
| Phosphate rock, marketable phosphate rock | 2,500,000 t/year 0% | #13 of 24 | 800,000,000 t | #13 of 24 |
| Gypsum | 4,200,000 t/year 0% | #14 of 19 | — | — |
| Sand and gravel (industrial) | 5,600,000 t/year +2% | #14 of 20 | — | — |
| Iron ore, crude ore | — | — | 59,000,000,000 t | #1 of 17 |
| Vanadium, vanadium content | — | — | 10,000 t | #1 of 6 |
| Zirconium, ZrO2 content | — | — | 55,000,000 t | #1 of 9 |
| Scandium, scandium oxide equivalent | — | — | 34,000 t 2023 | only one listed |
World rank among the countries the USGS lists for each commodity, largest first. A percentage is the change on the year before.
Largest owners in Australia
By number of assets and rights they own, operate or hold here. Grid operators and users are not counted.
- Hamersley Iron Pty Limited11
- BHP Minerals Pty Ltd6
- Itochu Minerals & Energy Of Australia Pty Ltd6
- Northern Star (Carosue Dam) Pty Ltd6
- Alcoa of Australia Limited5
- Atlas Iron Pty Ltd5
- Giralia Resources Pty Ltd5
- BHP Iron Ore (Jimblebar) Pty Ltd4
- Hamersley Exploration Pty Limited4
- Hayes Mining Pty Ltd4
- Image Resources NL4
- Mitsui Iron Ore Corporation Pty Ltd4
Data on this page
- Epoch AI. Epoch AI data centers, CC BY 4.0.
- USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026. USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026, CC0 1.0.
- WA MINEDEX (DMIRS-001). WA MINEDEX (DMIRS-001), CC BY 4.0.