$6T WA Iron‑Ore Discovery Boosts Australia's Economy

Mining towns like Pannawonica, with under 1,000 souls, are already redefining regional prosperity with some of Australia's highest median incomes. This discovery can supercharge that - …

The Australian Opal Fields

The Australian Opal Fields. The major outcrops of opal in Australia occur along the shoreline of what was once The Great Inland Sea. The new Australian discoveries created great world …

Top 6 Mining Camps in Australia

Coming in mining camps in Australia at number 6, we have Searipple Village. Hugging the coast of Karratha in Western Australia, this campsite is centrally located to …

Outback Mining Towns of Australia Quiz

1. Mining towns in Australia are generally small and located in the outback as they are built ostensibly to serve the nearby mining activity. Coober Pedy in inland South Australia …

Australia Gold Mining Areas – State-by-State Clickable Map

Australia Gold Mining Areas – State-by-State Clickable Map The biggest gold nuggets in the world have almost all come from Australia. It seems that just about every part of the country has …

Outback Mining Towns of Australia Quiz | Geography

Australia has a rich mineral wealth with a large number of towns, mainly in the outback, established to service the nearby mine. Here are 11 different Australian mining towns for 13 different minerals.

List of Mining towns in South Australia

The largest town of the Peninsula, Kadina is one of the three Copper Triangle towns famous for their shared copper mining history. The three towns are known as "Little Cornwall" for the significant number of immigrants from Cornwall who …

Afterlife of the mine: lessons in how towns remake challenging sites

The industrial patterns of mining shaped many Australian towns, which found varied uses for disused mine sites. The mining boom ensures the challenges these sites …

Intriguing WA Ghost Towns To Visit Now

1. Gwalia. Hiding out in the northwestern Goldfields, Gwalia is one of the most interesting ghost towns in Western Australia. This is partially due to its connection with geologist-turned-US …

Mines and mining

The town which housed Leigh Creek's workers was the first of Australia's modern mining towns. The Electricity Trust of South Australia (ETSA) took over administration of the coalfield early in 1948 and then constructed the Port …

Old Mining towns | North Queensland | Australia

About 25 kilometres east from the tin mining town of Herberton, on an unsurfaced road, is the small town of Irvinebank, established in 1882 under the name of Gibbs Camp at another tin mining site.In 1884 the town dam was built and the …

A 10-site tour of Victoria's goldfields

4. CENTRAL DEBORAH MINE, BENDIGO This mine was left intact when operations ceased in 1954; it opened for tours in 1971. Explore the honeycomb of tunnels 61m …

Australian Mining:

$480 billion in exports: Mining is Australia's biggest export sector. World leader in iron ore: 37% of global supply comes from Australia. Lithium Boom: Australia is the top producer, crucial for EV …

The mining region in Western Australia's quiet corner

Analysis of 65 member companies from the 2019-20 financial year found that Western Australia's mining, oil and gas, energy and contractor industries contributed $2.9 …

Mapping South Australia's big mines and new projects

Today, Olympic Dam is the largest mine in Australia and the world's largest single deposit of uranium. Credit: BHP. Mines in operation Olympic Dam. This BHP-owned project …

Burra | South Australia

Explore Burra, a historic mining town between vineyards and the outback. Find things to do, wineries, where to stay and eat. Plan your trip today. ... About 3km out of town, stop for a snap …

The changing nature of mining towns: Reflections from Australia, …

Littlewood (2014) notes that much of the research on company towns originates from the Global North or is focused on individual countries such as Australia (e.g. Eklund, 2013) …

Western Australia Mining Towns: A Comprehensive …

This comprehensive guide takes you on a journey through 15 of Western Australia's most prominent mining towns, shedding light on the mines, the companies behind them, and the valuable commodities they extract.

Inside Coober Pedy, Australia's Underground Town

Originally a mining town, many of the residents of Australia's Coober Pedy live in dugouts to escape the heat. During the town's summer months, temperatures can reach 120 …

Kalgoorlie-Boulder | Gold Mining Town in Western Australia

Kalgoorlie-Boulder, city, south-central Western Australia.Formed by the administrative merger of the neighbouring towns of Boulder and Kalgoorlie in 1989, it is the …

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THE 15 BEST Australia Mines (2025)

Things to do ranked using Tripadvisor data including reviews, ratings, number of page views, and user location. 1. Central Deborah Gold Mine. Wonderful way to spend a morning, the underground tour led by the awesome …

Australia Mines

Map of 1,141 mines filtered by commodity, disposition, development status, and record type in Australia. ... The Diggings™ is a resource for locating where mining claims are and have been. …

Australia For Everyone: Ghost Towns of Western Australia

One of Australia's most remarkable ghost towns, after the discovery of gold in the area in 1893, the population rose to over 12,000 by 1905. There were 16 hotels, two breweries and an hourly …

Australian Opal Mining Fields

Australia's Opal fields lie in the three states of Queensland, New South Wales, and South Australia, along the site of the ancient 'Great Inland Sea', or 'Great Artesian Basin'. White, or 'Milky' opal, is found in South Australia, Black opal is …

Mining towns top richest regions

Mining towns top richest regions Staff Writer July 17, 2012, 9:51 am July 17, 2012 Census statistics show mining towns, particularly in the Pilbara, are now the highest earning …

Australian Opal Mining Fields

Although there are lots of opal mining towns in Australia there are four which have become names – Coober Pedy, Andamooka, White Cliffs and Lightning Ridge. They are wild and unruly places surrounded by a moonscape …

7 Best Mining Locations in Australia's Gold Rush

Tasmania is on many visitors' wish listand for good reason. Glacial mountains, wild rivers, lush pastures, plus unique plants and animals, call to us. 35,000 years ago, Aboriginal people moved there from Australia, and stayed. They loved it, too. You can explore Killiecrankie Bay, at the northern end of Flinders Island. It's not unus…

THE 15 BEST Australia Mines (2025)

There was lots of hands on authentic mining experiences, going underground, riding around in mining equipment and finally a very delicious afternoon tea. It was really worth it and a must do for every visitor, especially …

Australia's top 10 ghost towns

Located between Leinster and Wiluna along the Goldfields Highway in Western Australia, Kathleen was previously a small gold mining town that had a general store, butcher …

These Historic Towns in Victoria Are Worth Exploring

Explore 7 historic towns in Victoria, Australia, rich in history, culture ... Historic Victorian architecture in the old gold mining town of Maldon, Victoria, via FiledIMAGE / Shutterstock. Maldon, recognized as Australia's first …

The changing nature of mining towns: Reflections from Australia, …

The paper compared policy responses to mining towns in Australia, Canada and South Africa. It is apparent that mining towns have evolved over time, through a complex …

Map of NSW Mines | NSW Minerals Council

Locations. List of all mine locations throughout NSW. Blayney. Boggabri

Queensland Mining Towns – A Geography lesson and a road trip!

The Great Queensland Mining Towns road trip! If high yielding investments is something of interest to you, then no doubt you would have been paying attention to the …

Ghost Towns of Western Australia's Eastern Goldfields

Historic 19th Century Mining Mill, Western Australia. Gwalia. Just four kilometres south of Leonora, the hub for the Goldfields-Esperance's mining and pastoral industries, is …

Mining in Australia: An historical survey of industry–community

The interplay of geology and town development shaped the urban character of Australian mining towns. Map 1, which only includes a small number of mining towns, …