Top 10 mining postcodes in Australia

Minerals Council of Australia reports that in 2022, Australian minerals contributed an estimated $64 billion in company taxes and royalties, an increase of $21 billion in 2021. That total contribution is the equivalent of paying for the entire Medicare scheme or the Childcare subsidy for two years.

Australian minerals have contributed 21% of Australia’s GDP growth in the last ten years and 32% ($41 billion) of all company tax paid in the nation in 2022. Digging Deep goes Down Under to highlight the Top 10 mining postcodes in Australia.

1. Newman, Western Australia, 6753

Newman, originally named Mount Newman until 1981, is a town in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.?There are several mining companies operating in Newman. These companies include BHP , Rio Tinto , Mineral Resources Limited and Roy Hill .

2. Tom Price, Western Australia, 6751

Tom Price is a mining town in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. Tom Price is located in the central Hamersley Ranges and is the highest town in Western Australia. It is named after the vice-president of the Kaiser Steel Corporation and was a company town built by Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd to service its mine here. It is now owned by Rio Tinto .

3. Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, 6430

Kalgoorlie is the central suburb of the Kalgoorlie–Boulder metropolitan area in the Goldfields–Esperance region of Western Australia. There are different mines operating in Kalgoorlie and these are some of the companies running these mines; IGO Ltd , RUC Mining , Northern Star Resources Limited , PYBAR Mining Services , and Norton Gold Fields Pty Ltd .

4. Boddington, Western Australia, 6390

Boddington is a town and shire in the Peel region of Western Australia, located 120 kilometers southeast of Perth. The town sits on the road from Pinjarra to Williams on the Hotham River.? Newmont Australia 's Boddington Gold Mine is the most prominent mine site in the Boddington area.

5. Port Hedland, Western Australia, 6721

Port Hedland is the second largest town in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. There are several mining companies operating in the Port Hedland area, these include; Fortescue , BHP , and Pit to Port Mining Services .

6. Dampier, Western Australia, 6713

Dampier is a major industrial port in the Pilbara region in the northwest of Western Australia. The mining companies operating in Dampier include Rio Tinto at RTIO Dampier.

7. Olympic Dam, South Australia, 5725

The?Olympic Dam?is a huge mining center located in?South Australia, 560km northwest of Adelaide.? BHP runs the world's fourth largest copper mine and largest known uranium deposit.

8. Mount Isa, Queensland, 4825

Mount Isa is a city in the Gulf Country region of Queensland, Australia. It came into existence because of the vast mineral deposits found in the area.?The main miner operating in the area is Glencore Australia .

9. Middlemount, Queensland, 4746

Middlemount is a rural town and locality in the Isaac Region, Queensland, Australia.?There are several mining companies operating in the Middlemount area; Middlemount Coal Pty Ltd and Anglo American .

10. Moranbah, Queensland, 4744

Moranbah is a coal mining town and locality in the Isaac Region, Queensland, Australia.?The major mining companies operating in the Moranbah area include BHP , MORANBAH NORTH COAL PTY LTD , Stanmore Resources Limited , Bowen Coking Coal Ltd. , and Formosa Plastics Group .

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