Australian commodity knowledge base
Australia's mining companies, mapped and explained.
Explore the operators, sites, commodities, processing routes, logistics systems, technology and workforce behind Australian mining.
Company directory
Start with the commodity, then follow the operator.
The original Pilbara iron ore company guides now sit alongside copper, coal, lithium and gold operators. Copper listings without a FIFO Hub profile link to the operator's own site.
Iron ore
Pilbara mine, rail and port systems.
Integrated bulk systems moving large tonnages from inland mines to coastal export terminals.
BHP
Western Australia Iron OreMine hubs, port and rail, financial context, technology and current projects.
Explore company →02 · Explore nowRio Tinto
Pilbara iron oreMine network, four port terminals, AutoHaul rail, financial context and technology.
Explore company →03 · Explore nowFortescue
Pilbara iron oreChichester, Solomon and Western Hubs, Iron Bridge, rail, port and decarbonisation work.
Explore company →04 · Explore nowHancock Iron Ore
Roy Hill, Atlas and Hope DownsPrivate-company history, mines, logistics, ownership context and autonomous haulage.
Explore company →Copper
Underground mine, concentrator and refinery.
Australian copper operations span underground mining, flotation and concentrate production, with smelting and refining at selected sites.
BHP Copper South Australia
Olympic Dam, Carrapateena and Prominent Hill · SAThree underground mines in the South Australian copper province, with smelting and refining at Olympic Dam.
Visit operator ↗02 · Operator sourceEvolution Mining
Ernest Henry · QueenslandUnderground copper-gold mining and concentration near Cloncurry.
Visit operator ↗03 · Explore nowNewmont Australia
Cadia · New South WalesCadia's underground gold-copper operation, alongside Newmont's other Australian sites.
Explore company →04 · Operator source29Metals
Golden Grove · WA; Capricorn Copper · QueenslandGolden Grove is operating; production at Capricorn Copper is suspended. Check the operator for updates.
Visit operator ↗05 · Operator sourceAIC Mines
Eloise and Jericho · QueenslandEloise underground copper-gold production and the nearby Jericho development.
Visit operator ↗Coal
Mine, CHPP, rail and terminal.
Open-cut and underground coal businesses linked to shared east-coast rail and export-terminal infrastructure.
Lithium
Mine, concentrate, port and conversion.
Hard-rock lithium operations producing spodumene concentrate for downstream chemical and battery-material customers.
PLS (Pilbara Minerals)
Pilgangoora, PilbaraOpen-cut lithium mining, ore sorting, concentration and Port Hedland logistics.
Explore company →02 · Explore nowLiontown
Kathleen Valley, GoldfieldsUnderground lithium mining, processing and concentrate transport to Geraldton.
Explore company →Gold
Mine, process, doré and refinery.
High-value, low-volume systems where processing happens close to the mine and product commonly leaves as doré or concentrate.
How to read this hub
Useful context, not investment advice.
Company-level results are not the same as mine-site profit. Where operators do not publish site-level financials, we say so and use the closest audited segment disclosure.
Dates and sources are shown throughout. Market prices move continuously; live quote links take you to the exchange rather than presenting a stale number as current.