Best Mining Companies in Victoria, Australia
The 76 best Mining companies in Victoria, Australia in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: OceanaGold.
Our analysis of 50 Mining companies
$7.0b in tracked funding; 78% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.
Ranked: Best Mining companies in Victoria
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Employees | Founded | Founder | Tech stack | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OceanaGold Multinational gold producer company | $123M | 68 mo ago | 3,783 | 2003 | — | WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+29 | 1 job opening · 1 expansion |
| 2 | Orica Provider of commercial explosives and blasting solutions for the mining and infrastructure markets | $96M | 206 mo ago | 1,750 | 1874 | Sanjeev Gandhi CEO & MD | Node.jsRadix UIYouTube+18 | 1 launch · 1 partnership · 1 expansion |
| 3 | Tigers Realm Coal Identification, exploration, development, mining, and sale of coal deposits | $74M | 115 mo ago | 423 | 2011 | — | — | — |
| 4 | Atrum Coal Coal mining company | $64M | 87 mo ago | — | 2011 | — | — | — |
| 5 | Nova Minerals Mineral exploration and development company | $43M | 43 mo ago | 8 | 1987 | Avi Kimelman CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+25 | 1 expansion |
| 6 | Orion Minerals Developer of copper and zinc mining projects | $33M | 46 mo ago | 13 | 2001 | — | WordPress Site EditorWordPressMySQL+19 | 1 job opening · 1 expansion |
| 7 | ElectraLith Developer of direct lithium extraction and refining technology using renewable energy 13Funding top 42%Global top 45%Talent bottom 49%Growth bottom 42% All 7 signals ▾Fundingtop 42% Globaltop 45% Talentbottom 49% Growthbottom 42% Techbottom 25% Marketbottom 16% Newsbottom 13% Funding: Raised $17.0M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) Global: Investors from 3 countries beyond Australia rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 13/100 | $17M | 17 mo ago | 3 | 2021 | Charlie McGill CEO | Squarespace CommerceSquarespaceStimulus+9 | — |
| 8 | Alice Queen Gold and copper exploration & mining company | $15M | 49 mo ago | 1 | 2002 | Andrew Buxton Managing Director | — | — |
| 9 | Datarock Provider of computer vision-based mining and exploration solutions | $6M | 55 mo ago | 14 | 2019 | Liam Webb CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+36 | 2 job openings |
| 10 | Dart Mining Lithium exploration & development company | $5M | 159 mo ago | — | 2006 | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+20 | — |
| 11 | West Wits Mining Mining and exploration company focused on gold assets | $5M | 70 mo ago | 6 | 2007 | Jac Heerden Managing Director | WordPress Block EditorWordPressMySQL+29 | — |
| 12 | Boadicea Provider of nickel, gold, and copper exploration services | $3M | 61 mo ago | — | 2012 | Jon Reynolds Managing Director | — | — |
| 13 | Navarre Minerals Mining and exploration company focused on gold assets | $2M | 104 mo ago | 160 | 2007 | Geoff McDermott Managing Director | — | — |
| 14 | mDetect Provider of muon technology for analysis of subterranian features and internal structure of infrastructure… | $2M | 56 mo ago | — | 2018 | Craig Webster Co-Founder | — | — |
| 15 | Freehill Mining Provider of gold, copper mining and exploration services | $755K | 102 mo ago | 5 | 2000 | Peter Hinner CEO | — | — |
| 16 | EQ Resources Producer of tungsten and gold | $429K | 52 mo ago | — | 2005 | Kevin Macneill Chief Executive Officer | ZURB FoundationMicrosoft ASP.NETAmazon ALB+18 | 1 expansion |
| 17 | Strategic Energy Resources Mineral resources exploration company 65Product top 14%Innovation top 20%Funding top 49%News top 49% All 5 signals ▾Producttop 14% Innovationtop 20% Fundingtop 49% Newstop 49% Globalbottom 33% Product: 4 distinct product lines · Company stage: Public Innovation: 4 product lines rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 65/100 | $399K | 2 mo ago | 1 | 1991 | — | — | — |
| 18 | Golden Mile Resources Mining and exploration company focused on gold and nickel deposits | $350K | 73 mo ago | — | 2016 | — | — | 1 expansion |
| 19 | SensOre Tech first mineral exploration company | $322K | 40 mo ago | 40 | 2019 | Adrian Manger Co-Founder | — | — |
| 20 | Akora Resources Provider of mineral mining and exploration services | $305K | 64 mo ago | — | 2009 | Paul Bibby CEO & MD | WebflowAmazon Web ServicesTypekit+13 | — |
Top 12 Mining companies in Victoria
#1
Public · South Melbourne, Victoria · founded 1991 · 1 employees$398.6Kraised▾
Mineral resources exploration company
- Mar 2026Grant (prize money)$278.6K
- Jan 2022Grant (prize money)$120K
#2
Series A · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 2021 · 3 employees$17Mraised▾
Developer of direct lithium extraction and refining technology using renewable energy. The company provides a technology that extracts and refines battery-grade lithium hydroxide. This single-step, scalable, and modular process requires no water or chemicals and is powered by renewable energy.
- Jan 2025Series A$17M
#3
Public · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 1987 · 8 employees$42.9Mraised▾
Mineral exploration and development company
- Nov 2022Post IPO$7M
- Sep 2021Post IPO$8.7M
- Nov 2020Post IPO$21M
- Jan 2020Post IPO$3M
#4
Public · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 2003 · 3783 employees$123.4Mraised▾
Multinational gold producer company
- Sep 2020Post IPO$112.1M
- Dec 2014Post IPO$7.4M
- Feb 2010Post IPO$3.9M
#5
Public · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 2001 · 13 employees$33Mraised▾
Developer of copper and zinc mining projects. This company focuses on the development and production of base metals, progressing projects from exploration to production. It utilizes modern mining techniques and prioritizes environmental, social, and governance (ESG) standards throughout its operations. The company also invests in refining technologies to produce high-value metal powders for the battery materials sector. A key aspect of its business model is securing financing and strategic partnerships to support project development.
- Aug 2022Post IPO$1.4M
- Aug 2020Post IPO$6.2M
- Oct 2019Post IPO$1.4M
- Oct 2019Post IPO$3.8M
#6
Public · Fitzroy, Victoria · founded 2011$64.5Mraised▾
Coal mining company
- Mar 2019Post IPO$20M
- 2018Post IPO$10M
- Mar 2018Post IPO$8M
- Oct 2014Post IPO$8M
#7
Public · South Yarra, Victoria · founded 2002 · 1 employees$15.4Mraised▾
Gold and copper exploration & mining company
- Apr 2022Post IPO$1.5M
- Aug 2021Post IPO$1.5M
- Aug 2020Post IPO$7M
- Feb 2020Post IPO$3.9M
#8
Public · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 1874 · 1750 employees$96Mraised▾
Provider of commercial explosives and blasting solutions for the mining and infrastructure markets. It provides explosives, blasting systems, mining chemicals, and geotechnical monitoring products. Its product catalog includes automations, initiating systems, packaged explosives, mining chemicals, and more. It is in a unique position to leverage our expertise in technology to create safer and more responsible solutions and deliver positive economic, social, and environmental contributions through our business activities.
#9
Public · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 2011 · 423 employees$74.3Mraised▾
Tigers Realm Coal Ltd is engaged in the identification, exploration, development, mining, and sale of coal from deposits in the Far East of the Russian Federation. Its objectives encompass the development of the Amaam Coking Coal Deposits, comprising its two, well-located, large coking coal project. The Amaam Coal Project is located in the Beringovsky Basin, in the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug. The Amaam North and Amaam deposits are located within separate structural blocks of the Bering Coal Basin. The company derives revenue from the Asia region.
- Oct 2016Post IPO$17.8M
- Dec 2013Post IPO$56.5M
#10
Series A · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 2019 · 14 employees$5.5Mraised▾
Provider of computer vision-based mining and exploration solutions. The cloud-based image analysis platform allows users to segment and classify various types of geological images or videos for automating the interpretation and modeling processes.
- Nov 2021Series A$5.5M
#11
Public · Carlton, Victoria · founded 2007 · 6 employees$5.1Mraised▾
Mining and exploration company focused on gold assets
- Aug 2020Post IPO$3.4M
- Dec 2019Post IPO$1M
- Dec 2018Post IPO$665.2K
#12
Public · Malvern East, Victoria · founded 2012$3Mraised▾
Provider of nickel, gold, and copper exploration services
- May 2021Post IPO$3M
Funding & investor landscape
Notable founders
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Mining coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
How research on Mining Technology is moving in Australia
A read on the academic research around Mining Technology — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 154 Australia-affiliated papers.
- Mineral Resources44
- ARC Centre of Excellence for Enabling Eco-Efficient Beneficiation of Minerals21
- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation18
- Australian Resources Research Centre13
- Curtin University12
- Mineral processing2→8
- Grinding1→6
- Tailings4→9
- Gangue2→6
- Magnetic separation1→5
- Mineral processing14→17
- Mineral processing5→10
- Mineral1→4
- Tailings1→4
Where mining tech is researched across Australia
Location clusters by institution affiliation — each city's volume, stance tone, and a quick read on its hot topic, what's advancing, the opening opportunity, and the main concern.
Common questions
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