Mine · Western Australia, Australia
Pioneer Dome
Pioneer Dome is a mine under construction in Western Australia, Australia, with 11.1 Mt of mineral resources, owned by Essential Metals 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 | Under construction | WA MINEDEX (DMIRS-001) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Commodities | lithium (mainly lithium, tin and tantalum) | WA MINEDEX (DMIRS-001) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | Essential Metals Pty Ltd | WA Mining Tenements (DMIRS-003) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Area | 2,409 ha (1 tenement, mining lease) | WA Mining Tenements (DMIRS-003) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Mineral resources | 11.1 Mt (measured, indicated and inferred, 3 sites, reported under 2012 JORC (Australia)) | WA MINEDEX (DMIRS-001) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | -31.7490, 121.5787 | WA MINEDEX (DMIRS-001) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Pioneer Dome is the 259th-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 | 259th 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
- Department of Energy, Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety (DMIRS), WA. WA MINEDEX (DMIRS-001), CC BY 4.0.
- DMIRS, WA. WA Mining Tenements (DMIRS-003), CC BY 4.0.