Vanguard Australian Shares Index ETF

VAS

VAS.AX was created on 2009-05-04 by Vanguard. The fund's investment portfolio concentrates primarily on total market equity. Vanguard Australian Shares Index ETF seeks to track the return of the S&P/ASX 300 Index before taking into account fees, expenses and tax.

Fortescue Ltd

FMG

Fortescue Ltd. engages in the development of iron ore deposits. The company is headquartered in Perth, Western Australia. The firm's segments include Metals and Energy. Metals segment includes exploration, development, production, processing, sale and transportation of iron ore, and the exploration for other minerals. Its metals business comprises its iron ore operations in the Pilbara as well as a pipeline of exploration projects globally including in Gabon in Africa, Latin America and Australia. The firm's metals business includes Hedland operations, Chichester Hub, Western Hub, Iron Bridge, Green Metal Project, integrated operations, Belinga Project, Blacksmith Project and Pilbara Energy Connect (PEC) project. Energy segment undertakes activities in the global development of green electricity, green hydrogen, green ammonia projects, as well as green technology development and manufacturing. Its energy business includes Arizona Hydrogen project, Holmaneset project, Pecem project and Gladstone PEM50 Project.

Arafura Rare Earths Ltd

ARU

Arafura Rare Earths Ltd. engages in the exploration and development of mineral resource properties. The company is headquartered in Perth, Western Australia. The company went IPO on 2003-11-05. The firm produces rare earth products from the Nolans Project. The Nolans Project consists of a mine, process plant, including beneficiation, extraction and separation plants, and related infrastructure to be constructed and located at the Nolans site, approximately 135 kilometers north of Alice Springs in Australia's Northern Territory. Its rare earth products are Neodymium-Praseodymium (NdPr) oxide, and Mixed middle-heavy rare earths (SEG/HRE) oxide. NdPr oxide is the Company's flagship product, which is used by magnet and magnet alloy customers. The Company’s primary products from the Nolans project are rare earths, which are used in catalytic converters in automobiles, consumer electronics, energy efficiency lighting, optics, alloys, advanced ceramics and permanent magnets that enable e-mobility and renewable energy applications.

BHP Group Limited

BHP

BHP Group Ltd. engages in the exploration, development, production and processing of iron ore, metallurgical coal, and copper. The company is headquartered in Melbourne, Victoria and currently employs 39,729 full-time employees. The firm is a producer of commodities, including iron ore, copper, nickel, potash and metallurgical (steelmaking) coal. The company is focused on offering a range of resources, which provides copper for renewable energy; nickel for electric vehicles; potash for sustainable farming, and iron ore and metallurgical coal for the steel needed for global infrastructure and the energy transition. Its segments include Copper, Iron Ore, and Coal. Its Copper segment is engaged in mining of copper, silver, zinc, molybdenum, uranium, and gold. Its Iron Ore segment is engaged in mining of iron ore. Its Coal segment is engaged in mining of metallurgical coal and energy coal. The firm is also focused on operating Olympic Dam, Prominent Hill, and Carrapateena underground copper-gold mines in South Australia. Its operations are situated in Australia, Europe, China, Japan, India, South Korea, rest of Asia, North America, South America, and others.

Chalice Mining Limited

CHN

Chalice Mining Ltd. is a mineral exploration company, which engages in the development of mineral projects. The company is headquartered in Perth, Western Australia. The company went IPO on 2006-03-24. The firm is engaged in the exploration and evaluation of the Gonneville Nickel-Copper-PGE Project and the exploration of projects located in the West Yilgarn region of Western Australia. The Gonneville Platinum Group Element-Nickel-Copper-Cobalt (PGE-Ni-Cu-Co) is a development project located on Chalice-owned farmland, in Western Australia. Gonneville PGE-Ni-Cu-Co Project is located on Chalice-owned farmland over 70 kilometers north-east of Perth, Western Australia. Its projects include Julimar Nickel-Copper-PGE Exploration Project, Kings Nickel-Copper-PGE Exploration Project, Northam Resources Joint Venture Nickel-Copper-PGE Exploration Project, Barrabarra Nickel-Copper-PGE Exploration Project, South West Nickel-Copper-PGE Exploration Project, Narryer Nickel-Copper-PGE Exploration Project, Auralia Nickel-Copper-PGE Exploration Project, Warrego North Copper-Gold Exploration Project and Nulla South Gold Exploration Project.