Mining in Australia

Mining in South Australia, Australia

Listed companies hold 18 mining and exploration projects in South Australia, Australia: gold, copper, uranium, iron ore, graphite (natural) and silver. 1 producing, 2 in development, 15 at exploration stage. Each project below names its company and its stage, from the companies' own announcements.

Projects18held by listed companies.
Companies8Alligator Energy, Australian Rare Earths, Evolution Mining, Kantra Copper…
Most held forGold7 of 18 projects.
Producing1of 18 projects.

Projects held by listed companies

ProjectCompanyMineralsStage
Kanmantoo copper-gold mine (Giant, Nugent, Emily Star open pits; Kavanagh/Spitfire/Nugent underground) 3DKantra CopperCopper, Gold, SilverProducing
Razorback Iron Ore Project (Razorback, Iron Peak, Interzone) 3DMagnetite MinesIron oreDevelopment
Samphire Uranium Project (Blackbush and Plumbush deposits) 3DAlligator EnergyUraniumDevelopment
Alford East copper-gold (ISR) 3DThor EnergyCopper, GoldExploration
Big Lake Uranium Project (Cooper Basin) 3DAlligator EnergyUraniumExploration
Geo-Range gas storage (GSEL 804-806)Thor Energygas storageExploration
HY-Range natural hydrogen and helium (RSEL 802)Thor Energyhydrogen, heliumExploration
Ironback Hill (iron ore resource and clay-hosted REE project) 3DMagnetite Minesiron-ore, rare-earthsExploration
Kanappa porphyry Cu-Au prospect 3DKantra CopperCopper, GoldExploration
Kapunda copper ISR 3DThor EnergyCopper, GoldExploration
Manna Hill Gold ProjectMagnetite MinesGoldExploration
Moonta copper ISR (Wombat, Bruce, Larwood)Thor EnergyCopperExploration
Muster Dam Iron ProjectMagnetite MinesIron oreExploration
Mutooroo (renamed Coburn Oct 2026) copper-cobalt-gold depositKantra CopperCobalt, Copper, GoldExploration
Other South Australian exploration licences (Dutton Bay, Malbrom, Lipson Cove, Verran, Cleve, Hincks, Outalpa, Cutana, Witchelina, Malbooma Railway, Stuarts Creek)Renascor ResourcesGraphite (natural)Exploration
Overland Uranium / Niobium-REE Project 3DAustralian Rare EarthsNiobium, Rare earths, UraniumExploration
Poochera ProjectViridis Mining and Mineralskaolin, halloysiteExploration
South Gawler JVEvolution MiningGoldExploration

By mineral

Gold mines in AustraliaCopper mines in AustraliaUranium mines in AustraliaIron ore mines in AustraliaGraphite (natural) mines in AustraliaSilver mines in Australia

Other regions of Australia

Western Australia 81 projectsQueensland 20 projectsNew South Wales 18 projectsNorthern Territory 15 projectsTasmania 14 projectsVictoria 11 projectsNorth Queensland 6 projectsCurnamona Province 5 projectsFar North Queensland 4 projectsFifield district 4 projectsNorth-east Tasmania 4 projectsPaterson Province 4 projectsKing Island 3 projectsLachlan Fold Belt 3 projectsWudinna district 3 projects

Mining in Australia: production, economy and governance

Projects: listed companies' own announcements. Regions are as the companies name them.