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. The ETF currently has 21916.72m in AUM and 303 holdings. 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.

Pilbara Minerals Limited

PLS

Pilbara Minerals Ltd. engages in the provision of exploration and evaluation of mineral properties. The company is headquartered in Perth, Western Australia and currently employs 917 full-time employees. The company went IPO on 2007-09-19. The firm owns 100% of an independent hard-rock lithium operation, the Pilgangoora operation in Australia, and the Colina Project in Brazil. Its Pilgangoora operation is located 140 kilometers (kms) from Port Hedland in Western Australia’s resource rich Pilbara region on Nyamal and Kariyarra Country. Spodumene concentrate from its Pilgangoora operation is shipped from Port Hedland, the bulk export port, to lithium chemical converters primarily in China. The firm's Colina project is located 10 kms from the town of Salinas in the world class mining jurisdiction of Minas Gerais, Brazil. The firm is also integrated into the lithium value chain through its joint venture with POSCO in South Korea, which manufactures battery-grade lithium hydroxide.

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.

Boss Energy Ltd

BOE

Boss Energy Ltd. engages in the exploration of gold and uranium projects. The company is headquartered in Subiaco, Western Australia. The company went IPO on 2007-07-25. The Honeymoon Uranium Project is located in South Australia, 80 kilometer (km) northwest of the town of Broken Hill. Its Project consists of two main exploration areas (the Eastern and Western tenement regions) with one granted Mining Lease 6109 (ML6109), totaling a 2,595 square kilometer (km2) tenement package, which covers approximately 980 km2 of pastoral leases. The project also consists of five Exploration Leases (EL) covering prospects at Honeymoon and Gould's Dam, 70 km northwest of Honeymoon. The company operates through two segments: Australian uranium operations and Alta Mesa operations. The company also operates 30%-owned Alta Mesa Project in South Texas is a high-grade uranium In-Situ Recovery (ISR) project in South Texas, a prolific United States district for sandstone-hosted ISR production, having produced approximately 80 million pounds (Mlb) historically.