Mine · Western Australia, Australia
Wuudagu Bauxite / VBX
Wuudagu Bauxite / VBX is a mine in Western Australia, Australia, with 159 Mt of mineral resources, owned by VBX Limited.
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 | Undeveloped | WA MINEDEX (DMIRS-001) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Commodities | bauxite (mainly bauxite) | WA MINEDEX (DMIRS-001) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | VBX Limited | WA Mining Tenements (DMIRS-003) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Area | 17,643 ha (1 tenement, exploration licence, graticular blocks converted at the project's latitude) | WA Mining Tenements (DMIRS-003) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Mineral resources | 159 Mt (measured, indicated and inferred, 8 sites, oldest estimate 30 Mar 2025, reported under 2012 JORC (Australia)) | WA MINEDEX (DMIRS-001) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Ore reserves | 59.3 Mt (proven and probable, 1 site, reported under 2012 JORC (Australia)) | WA MINEDEX (DMIRS-001) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | -14.2522, 126.5048 | WA MINEDEX (DMIRS-001) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Research on this mine and its owner.Who owns it up to the parent company, its permits, resources and offtake, and an introduction to the owner.
Request researchHow it compares
Wuudagu Bauxite / VBX is the 6th-largest of 10 bauxite 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 | 6th of 10 | 3,537 Mt | 4.5% |
Timeline
Dated facts about this mine from its sources, oldest first.
- Latest ore reserve estimate: 59.3 Mt
- Latest mineral resource estimate: 159 Mt
Owner and place
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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.