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.

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 37,908 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. The firm's operations are situated in Australia, Europe, China, Japan, India, South Korea, rest of Asia, North America and South America.

Woodside Energy Group Ltd

WDS

Woodside Energy Group Ltd. engages in the exploration, evaluation, development, and production of hydrocarbon and oil and gas properties. The company is headquartered in Perth, Western Australia and currently employs 4,376 full-time employees. The firm's segments include Australia, International and Marketing. The Australia segment engaged in the exploration, evaluation, development, production and sale of liquified natural gas, pipeline gas, crude oil and condensate and natural gas liquids in Australia. The International segment engaged in the exploration, evaluation, development, production and sale of pipeline gas, crude oil & condensate and natural gas liquids in international jurisdictions outside of Australia. The Marketing segment engaged in trading of liquified natural gas (non-produced) and optimization activities generating incremental value from produced liquified natural gas via scheduling, shipping and/or contract management. The Company’s projects include Pluto LNG, Northwest Shelf project, Wheatstone and Julimar-Brunello, Macedon, Bass Strait, Calypso, Browse, Wildling, Atlantis, Woodside Solar project and Scarborough and Pluto Train 2.

Newcrest Mining Limited

NCM

Newcrest Mining Ltd. engages in the exploration, development, and operations of mines. The company is headquartered in Melbourne, Victoria. The firm's principal activities are exploration, mine development, mine operations and the sale of gold and gold/copper concentrate. The firm owns and operates a portfolio of brownfields and greenfields exploration projects. The Company’s assets include Brucejack, Cadia, Havieron, Lihir, Red Chris, Telfer and Wafi-Golpu. The Brucejack asset is located approximately 950 kilometers (km) from Vancouver, Canada. The Cadia asset is located approximately 25 km from Orange, New South Wales (NSW). The Havieron asset is located approximately 45 km east of Telfer. The Lihir asset is located on the Niolam Island, approximately 900 km from Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea (PNG). The Red Chris asset is located approximately 1,700 km from Vancouver, Canada. The Telfer asset is located approximately 400 km from Port Hedland, WA. The Wafi-Golpu asset is located approximately 65 km from the city of Lae, PNG.

RIO Tinto Limited

RIO

Rio Tinto Ltd. engages in finding, mining and processing mineral resources. The company is headquartered in Melbourne, Victoria and currently employs 53,726 full-time employees. The firm owns and operates open pit and underground mines, mills, refineries, smelters, power stations, and research and service facilities. Its segments includes Iron Ore, Aluminium, Copper, and Minerals. The Iron Ore segment is engaged in iron ore mining, salt, and gypsum production in Western Australia. The Aluminium segment is engaged in bauxite mining; alumina refining; aluminium smelting. The Copper segment is engaged in the mining and refining of copper, gold, silver, molybdenum, and other by-products; exploration activities together with the Simandou iron ore project. The Minerals segment includes businesses with products, such as borates, lithium, and titanium dioxide feedstock together with the Iron Ore Company of Canada (iron ore mining and iron concentrate/pellet production). The company also includes diamond mining, sorting, and marketing. The company also use its own railways, ports and ships to deliver materials.