Managers Chalco Australia Pty Ltd / MM Group Ltd / BHP Billiton Ltd / FMR Investments Pty Ltd / Rio Tinto / MMG Century 2000 Barrick Osborne Pty Ltd / Ivanhoe Australia Ltd / Ernest Henry Mining Pty Ltd / Alcan / Exco Resources Ltd / Cape Alumina Ltd / Incitec Pivot Ltd / Bauxite Rio Tinto Alcan Tungsten Vital Metals Ltd / Rio Tinto Alcan Groote Eylandt Mining Company Pty Ltd / Metals X Ltd / Western Desert Resources Vista Gold Corporation / Cape Flattery Silica Mines Pty Ltd / BHP Billiton/Anglo American Corporation / CopperCo / Gold Company North Queensland Metals Ltd / Company Opened Rio Tinto Aluminium 1961 Kagara Ltd / Xstrata / Biria Mt. Gordon Pty Ltd / Merlin Gold Gold Gold Diamonds Gulf Redbank / Zinc 1924 1924 Cape Lambert Iron Ore Ltd / Ozminerals / Zinc Copper Strike Ltd / Silver Rocklands Copper CuDeco Ltd / Queensland Ores Ltd / Gold Universal Resources Ltd / Icon Resources Ltd / North Australian Diamonds Redbank Mines Toro Energy Ltd / McArthur River Pty Ltd / MINERAL DEVELOPMENTS AND WATER RESOURCES / Legend International Holdings Inc / ERA (Rio Tinto) Matilda Minerals Ltd / /
Continent
Asia / /
Country
Australia / China / / /
Event
Bankruptcy / M&A / /
Facility
University of Queensland Aerial View / Mine Water Use / Sustainable Minerals Institute / Century Mine / University of Queensland / mine Crocodile Gold Australia Crocodile Gold Australia Crocodile Gold / Argyle mine / /
IndustryTerm
cultural site / potential mining sites / e.g. machinery suppliers / mine water systems / base metal mines / gold mining / project applications / e.g. energy / uranium mining province / early mining developments / make‐shift mining settlements / oil and gas deposits / mining / physical infrastructure / metalliferous mining provinces / mineral processing / /
NaturalFeature
Etheridge River / Cape River / Dugald River / Endeavour River / Cape York / Cape Leveque / mountain Cloncurry / Phosphate Hill / Alligator River / mountain Weipa / Gove Peninsula / Palmer River / Western Cape / Halls Creek / Pine Creek / Mount Isa / Mt Isa / Gilbert River / Cape York Peninsula / /
OperatingSystem
Microsoft Vista / /
Organization
Department of Employment / NT Department of Regional Development / Primary Industry / Fisheries and Resources / High Court / Department of Regional Development / Primary Industry / Fishery and Resources / Centre for Water / University of Queensland / Centre for Social Responsibility / Sustainable Minerals Institute / Australia Chapter / /
Person
Robin Evans / Loretta Copper / Gordon Century / Far North (Cairns) / Mary Kathleen / Isa George Fisher / Far North (Cooktown) / Claire Cote / Veronica Klimenko / David Brereton / /
Position
important driver in the socio‐economic development / Ranger / global producer / /
ProvinceOrState
Western Australia / Queensland / Victoria / New South Wales / Northern Territory / /
Region
east coast / Northern Australia / South Wales / North Australia / North Queensland / North West Queensland / Western Australia / /
Northern Australia Land and Water Science Review full report October 2009