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

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.

Fortescue

FMG

Fortescue Ltd. engages in the development of iron ore deposits. The company is headquartered in Perth, Western Australia. The firm operates through two segments: Metals, and Energy. The Metals segment is engaged in the exploration, development, production, processing, sale and transportation of iron ore, and the exploration for other minerals. The Energy segment is engaged in the development of green electricity, green hydrogen, and green ammonia projects. Through its growth project Iron Bridge and its interest in the Belinga Iron Ore Project in Gabon, it is investing in the growth of its iron ore business. Its integrated operations in the Pilbara include the Chichester, Solomon and Western mining hubs. Its mining infrastructure is connected to the five berth Herb Elliott Port and Judith Street Harbour towage facility in Port Hedland. The Solomon Hub in the Hamersley Ranges is located 60 kilometers (km) north of Tom Price and 120km to the west of the Chichester Hub.

Vanguard MSCI Index International Shares ETF

VGS

VGS.AX was created on 2014-11-18 by Vanguard. The fund's investment portfolio concentrates primarily on total market equity. Vanguard MSCI International Shares Index ETF seeks to track the return of the MSCI World ex-Australia Index (with net dividends reinvested) in Australian dollars before taking into account fees, expenses and tax.

Newmont Corporation

NEM

Newmont Corp. engages in the exploration and acquisition of gold properties, containing copper, silver, lead, zinc or other metals. The company is headquartered in Denver, Colorado and currently employs 21,700 full-time employees. Its portfolio of assets, prospects is anchored in mining jurisdictions in Africa, Australia, Latin America & Caribbean, North America, and Papua New Guinea. Its African operations is Ahafo. Its Australian operations include Boddington, Cadia, Tanami and Telfer. Its Latin America and Caribbean (LATAC) operations include Cerro Negro, Merian, Penasquito, Pueblo Viejo JV and Yanacocha. Its North American projects include Brucejack, Cripple Creek & Victor, Eleonore, Musselwhite, Nevada Gold Mines JV, Porcupine and Red Chris. Its Papua New Guinea projects include Lihir. Its Ahafo mine is in the Ahafo region, approximately 290 kilometers (km) northwest of Accra, the national capital city. The Boddington mine operates within the Saddleback greenstone belt in Western Australia. Boddington is located 16 km from the rural farming town of Boddington and 130 km from Western Australia’s capital city, Perth.