Mine · Western Australia, Australia
Copernicus
Copernicus is an idle mine in Western Australia, Australia, with 0.53 Mt of mineral resources, owned by Savannah Nickel Mines Pty Ltd.
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Western Australia | WA MINEDEX (DMIRS-001) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Idle | WA MINEDEX (DMIRS-001) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Commodities | cobalt, copper, nickel, palladium, platinum | WA MINEDEX (DMIRS-001) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | Savannah Nickel Mines Pty Ltd | WA Mining Tenements (DMIRS-003) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Area | 129 ha (tenements: 1, title: mining lease) | WA Mining Tenements (DMIRS-003) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Mineral resources | 0.53 Mt (measured, indicated and inferred, sites: 1, reporting code: 2004 JORC (Australia)) | WA MINEDEX (DMIRS-001) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | -17.6532, 127.9905 | WA MINEDEX (DMIRS-001) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Copernicus is the 416th-largest of 453 mines in Western Australia by mineral resources. Ranks and totals cover the mines in our data that report their mineral resources, not every one in existence.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Western Australia | 416th of 453 | 105,683 Mt | <0.1% |
Owner and place
Other mines in Western Australia
- China First Iron Ore6,618 Mt
- Robe River - Deepdale6,251 Mt
- Iron Bridge6,197 Mt
- Speewah Vanadium-Titanium5,951 Mt
- Sino - Cape Preston Iron5,088 Mt
- Solomon - Greater Solomon4,150 Mt
- Thunderbird - Kimberley Mineral Sands3,472 Mt
- Western Hub / FMG2,781 Mt
Data on this page
- WA MINEDEX (DMIRS-001). WA MINEDEX (DMIRS-001), CC BY 4.0.
- WA Mining Tenements (DMIRS-003). WA Mining Tenements (DMIRS-003), CC BY 4.0.