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Australia’s mining industry is a cornerstone of its national economy. In 2023, its mining industry generated revenues of $527.2bn.<\/p>\n
In terms of annual production volumes, it is in the top-three exporters of iron ore (858 million tonnes), gold (321 tonnes), lead (619,000 tonnes), zinc (1.4 million tonnes) and bauxite (75 million tonnes).<\/p>\n
For thermal coal, Australia extracts around 300 million tonnes yearly, placing it second only behind Indonesia.<\/p>\n
Australia is currently reframing its laws governing foreign investment in its mining sector<\/strong>, in a move aimed to bolster its role as a global player in the energy transition. The law changes will increase the domestic processing of critical minerals and the production of green technology and energy.<\/p>\n Here, Mining Digital takes a look at the top 10 major players in the Australian mining industry.<\/p>\n Market cap<\/strong>: $4.19bn The company helps to power emerging economies throughout Asia, where there is still a strong demand for coal.<\/p>\n Market cap<\/strong>: $7.11bn IGO owns and operates the Nova nickel-copper-cobalt operation, the Forrestania Nickel operation and the Cosmos Nickel operation – all in Western Australia.<\/p>\n In addition, IGO has a stake in a lithium-focused joint venture with partner, Tianqi Lithium Corporation. This venture consists of a 51% stake in the Greenbushes Lithium Mine and a 100% interest in a downstream processing refinery at Kwinana that produces lithium hydroxide that is suitable for use in batteries.<\/p>\n Market cap<\/strong>: $7,8bn Located in Western Australia\u2019s resource-rich Pilbara region, the company’s Pilgangoora Project produces a spodumene and tantalite concentrate. <\/p>\n Market cap<\/strong>: $10.58bn In February of 2021, the company completed a merger with Saracen Minerals to create the only large-cap gold mining company.<\/p>\n Market cap<\/strong>: $10.40bn It operates through five segments: Mining services and processing, iron ore, lithium, other commodities, and central.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Australia’s mining industry is a cornerstone of its national economy. In 2023, its mining industry generated revenues of $527.2bn. In…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-414","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-game"],"yoast_head":"\n10. Whitehaven Coal<\/strong><\/h2>\n
The dominant player in Australia’s only emerging high-quality coal basin, the company operates a total of four mines in the Gunnedah Coal Basin of NSW. The main operating assets are complemented by two high-quality, near-term development assets, being Vickery, near Gunnedah, and Winchester South, in Queensland\u2019s Bowen Basin.<\/p>\n09. IGO<\/strong><\/h2>\n
IGO Ltd (IGO) is a mining company that focuses on the acquisition, exploration, production and development of gold, copper, nickel, zinc, cobalt and silver deposits properties.<\/p>\n08. Pilbara Minerals<\/strong><\/h2>\n
An Australian lithium and tantalite mining company, Pilbara Minerals owns 100% of the world’s largest independent hard-rock lithium operation. Founded in 2005, the company has been at the forefront of lithium supply chains, fuelling the clean energy revolution.<\/p>\n07. Northern Star Resources<\/strong><\/h2>\n
With a main concentration on gold mining, Northern Star Resources has three gold production projects located in Australia and North America. Namely, Kalgoorlie, Yandal and Pogo, which are all within highly-prospective geological settings.<\/p>\n06. Mineral Resources<\/h2>\n
With mining operations across multiple commodities, including iron ore and lithium, Mineral Resources operates throughout Western Australia and the Northern Territory.<\/p>\n