Dera la Australia limakhala 7.7 miliyoni km2, ndipo lili pachilumba chotchedwa Tasmanian ndi zilumba zazing'ono zambiri. Kwa nthawi yayitali, boma lidangopanga njira zaulimi, mpaka pakati pa zaka za zana la 19, golide yense (golide yemwe amabwera ndi mitsinje ndi mitsinje) adapezeka kumeneko, zomwe zidapangitsa kuti ziphuphu zingapo zagolide ziyike maziko azikhalidwe zamakono aku Australia.
Munthawi ya nkhondo itatha, geology idathandizira kwambiri dziko lino ndikukhazikitsa kosalekeza kwa mchere, kuphatikiza golide, bauxite, chitsulo ndi manganese, komanso ma opal, miyala ya safiro ndi miyala ina yamtengo wapatali, yomwe idalimbikitsa kulimbikitsa ntchito zamaboma.
Malasha
Australia ili ndi matani pafupifupi 24 biliyoni amakala amakala, opitilira kotala (matani 7 biliyoni) ndi anthracite kapena malasha akuda, omwe ali ku Sydney Basin ku New South Wales ndi Queensland. Lignite ndi yoyenera kupanga magetsi ku Victoria. Malo osungira amakala amakwaniritsa mokwanira zosowa zamsika waku Australia, ndikuloleza kutumizidwa kwa zochuluka za zopangira zomwe zadulidwa.
Gasi wachilengedwe
Ma gasi achilengedwe afalikira mdziko lonselo ndipo pano akupereka zosowa zambiri zapakhomo ku Australia. Pali minda yamafuta ogulitsa mchigawo chilichonse komanso mapaipi olumikiza minda iyi ndi mizinda ikuluikulu. Pasanathe zaka zitatu, kupanga gasi wachilengedwe ku Australia kudakulirakulira pafupifupi 14 kuchokera pa 258 miliyoni m3 mu 1969, chaka choyamba chopanga, mpaka 3.3 biliyoni m3 mu 1972. Ponseponse, Australia ili ndi matrilioni matani a nkhokwe zachilengedwe zomwe zimafalikira kudera lonselo.
Mafuta
Mafuta ambiri ku Australia amapangidwira kukwaniritsa zosowa zawo. Kwa nthawi yoyamba, mafuta anapezeka kum'mwera kwa Queensland pafupi ndi Mooney. Kupanga mafuta ku Australia pakadali pano kuli migolo 25 miliyoni pachaka ndipo kumakhazikitsidwa m'minda kumpoto chakumadzulo kwa Australia pafupi ndi Barrow Island, Mereeni ndi Bass Strait. Malo osungira a Balrow, Mereeni ndi Bas-Strait amafanana ndi zinthu zomwe zimapangidwa ndi gasi.
Miyala uranium
Australia ili ndi miyala yambiri ya uranium yomwe imapindula kuti igwiritsidwe ntchito ngati mafuta a nyukiliya. West Queensland, pafupi ndi Phiri la Isa ndi Cloncurry, ili ndi matani mabiliyoni atatu a miyala ya uranium. Palinso madipoziti ku Arnhem Land, kumpoto chakum'mawa kwa Australia, komanso ku Queensland ndi Victoria.
Miyala yachitsulo
Malo ambiri osungira miyala yazitsulo ku Australia amapezeka kumadzulo kwa dera la Hammersley ndi madera ozungulira. Dzikoli lili ndi matani mabiliyoni ambirimbiri azitsulo, potumiza chitsulo cha magnetite kuchokera kumigodi kupita ku Tasmania ndi Japan, pomwe amatenga miyala kuchokera kuzinthu zakale ku Eyre Peninsula ku South Australia komanso kudera la Cooanyabing kumwera chakumadzulo kwa Australia.
Western Australia Shield ili ndi ma nickel ambiri, omwe adapezeka koyamba ku Kambalda pafupi ndi Kalgoorlie kumwera chakumadzulo kwa Australia mu 1964. Ndalama zina za nickel zapezeka m'malo akumba migodi yakale ku Western Australia. Madontho ang'onoang'ono a platinamu ndi palladium adapezeka pafupi.
Nthaka
Dzikoli ndilolemera kwambiri ndi malo osungira zinc, omwe magwero ake ndi mapiri a Isa, Mat ndi Morgan ku Queensland. Nkhokwe zazikulu za bauxite (aluminium ore), lead ndi zinc zimakhazikika kumpoto.
Golide
Kupanga golide ku Australia, komwe kunali kofunika kwambiri kumapeto kwa zaka zana lino, kwatsika kuchokera pachimake cha ma ola 4 miliyoni mu 1904 mpaka mazana zikwi zingapo. Golide wambiri amachotsedwa m'dera la Kalgoorlie-Northman ku Western Australia.
Kontinentiyi imadziwikanso ndi miyala yamtengo wapatali, makamaka zoyera ndi zoyera zochokera ku South Australia komanso kumadzulo kwa New South Wales. Malo osungira miyala ya safiro ndi topazi apangidwa ku Queensland ndi m'chigawo cha New England kumpoto chakum'mawa kwa New South Wales.
