Most shorted Australian materials stocks

Mining, metals, chemicals, packaging and building materials. 173 classified Australia companies, ranked by disclosed short positions as of 7 Oct 2026. Sector average 1.47%.

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Short position data for Australian materials stocks: ASIC, compiled by howshorted.com, trade date 7 Oct 2026. https://howshorted.com/au/sectors/materials/

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<ref>{{cite web |title=Australian materials stocks short position data |url=https://howshorted.com/au/sectors/materials/ |website=HowShorted |publisher=howshorted.com (data: ASIC) |date=2026-10-07 |access-date=2026-10-13}}</ref>

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@misc{howshorted-australian-materials-stocks-2026-10-07,
  title        = {Australian materials stocks short position data},
  author       = {{HowShorted}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://howshorted.com/au/sectors/materials/}},
  note         = {Data: ASIC, trade date 7 Oct 2026; accessed 2026-10-13},
  year         = {2026}
}

Sector trend

The median disclosed position across the sector's classified companies at each reporting date. A median, not a total: percentages of different companies' capital cannot be added, so this tracks the typical member, with the table below showing today's spread.

#	Company	Short %	20d (pp)
1	LOTUS RESOURCES LTD	14.92%	−1.45
2	PLS GROUP LTD	13.03%	+1.82
3	IPERIONX LIMITED	12.95%	+2.15
4	LYNAS RARE EARTHS	11.67%	+1.61
5	RIO TINTO LIMITED	9.74%	−0.26
6	GENESIS MINERALS	8.61%	+0.20
7	MINERALS260LIMITED	8.38%	+4.00
8	DEVELOP GLOBAL LTD	7.76%	+1.46
9	ELEVRA LITHIUM LTD	7.21%	+3.00
10	CATALYST METALS	7.14%	+1.86
11	LIONTOWN LIMITED	6.74%	+2.18
12	CHAMPION IRON LTD	6.65%	+0.64
13	ALPHA HPA LTD	6.38%	+0.52
14	LINDIAN RESOURCES	6.32%	+4.85
15	ILUKA RESOURCES	6.08%	+0.07
16	ORORA LIMITED	5.56%	−1.81
17	ARAFURA RARE EARTHS	5.55%	+2.95
18	BLACK CAT SYNDICATE	4.80%	+1.38
19	MINERAL RESOURCES.	4.55%	+0.30
20	EVOLUTION MINING LTD	4.54%	+0.17
21	CORE LITHIUM	4.12%	+3.82
22	PDI GOLD LTD	4.04%	+0.69
23	CHALICE MINING LTD	3.93%	+0.56
24	ST BARBARA LIMITED	3.77%	−0.56
25	FORTESCUE LTD	3.64%	+0.43
26	ORA BANDA MINING LTD	3.04%	+0.70
27	TURACO GOLD LIMITED	3.04%	+1.28
28	SANTANA MINERALS LTD	3.03%	+1.02
29	FIREFLY METALS LTD	2.99%	−0.99
30	WA1RESOURCESLTD	2.89%	+0.89
31	EMERALD RES NL	2.80%	+0.50
32	SANDFIRE RESOURCES	2.80%	+0.24
33	ALKANE RESOURCES LTD	2.34%	+1.54
34	PMET RESOURCES CDI 10:1	2.18%	−0.20
35	GREATLAND RESOURCES	2.16%	+0.34
36	AERIS RESOURCES LTD	2.10%	−0.08
37	BRAZILIAN RARE EARTH	2.10%	+1.83
38	SOUTHGOLD CONSOL CDI 1:1	2.05%	−0.04
39	SUN SILVER LIMITED	1.88%	+0.15
40	REGIS RESOURCES	1.71%	−0.05
41	BELLEVUE GOLD LTD	1.64%	−0.49
42	SILVER MINES LIMITED	1.61%	+0.13
43	UNICO SILVER LIMITED	1.56%	+0.86
44	EQ RESOURCES LIMITED	1.42%	+1.12
45	RAMELIUS RESOURCES	1.33%	+0.26
46	METALS X LIMITED	1.32%	+0.44
47	PANTORO GOLD LIMITED	1.29%	−0.73
48	BENZMINING CDI 1:1	1.24%	+0.81
49	AUSTRALRESOURCES	1.22%	+0.39
50	VIRIDISMINING	1.19%	+0.08
51	METAL POWDWORKS LTD	1.16%	+0.06
52	BRIGHTSTAR RESOURCES	1.10%	−0.18
53	BROKENHILLMINESLTD	1.02%	+0.33
54	SYRAH RESOURCES	0.91%	−0.44
55	WESTGOLD RESOURCES.	0.86%	−0.10
56	NICKEL INDUSTRIES	0.83%	+0.16
57	FORRESTANIARESOURCES	0.79%	+0.73
58	RESOLUTE MINING	0.78%	−0.05
59	FENIX RESOURCES LTD	0.72%	+0.17
60	BLUESCOPE STEEL LTD	0.71%	+0.04
61	FELIX GOLD LIMITED	0.69%	+0.02
62	29METALSLIMITED	0.68%	+0.03
63	WEST WITS MINING LTD	0.63%	+0.07
64	MEEKA METALS LIMITED	0.62%	−2.72
65	AURUMRESOURCES	0.60%	−0.14
66	METRO MINING LTD	0.59%	+0.07
67	BOAB METALS LTD	0.57%	−0.06
68	ANSON RESOURCES LTD	0.54%	+0.17
69	VULCAN STEEL	0.50%	+0.07
70	GREATBOULD RESOURCES	0.46%	−0.02
71	LARVOTTORESOURCES	0.46%	+0.04
72	TITAN MINERALS	0.46%	0.00
73	AMERICAN RARE EARTHS	0.42%	+0.01
74	DEVEX RESOURCES LTD	0.41%	+0.15
75	MITHRIL SILVER GOLD	0.40%	+0.02
76	DATELINE RESOURCES	0.39%	−1.68
77	LAKE RESOURCES	0.39%	−0.01
78	VAULT MINERALS LTD	0.39%	+0.14
79	LOCKSLEYRESOURCES	0.38%	−0.02
80	MARITANA MINERALS	0.38%	−0.03
81	RESOLUTION MINERALS	0.36%	+0.29
82	PERSEUS MINING LTD	0.31%	−0.08
83	BELLAVISTARESOURCES	0.30%	+0.04
84	VICTORY METALS LTD	0.30%	−0.01
85	ASTRAL RESOURCES NL	0.28%	−0.08
86	FALCONMETALSLTD	0.27%	−0.07
87	ANDEAN SILVER	0.25%	+0.10
88	AUSGOLD LIMITED	0.24%	+0.06
89	HASTINGS TECH MET	0.24%	+0.04
90	CAPRICORN METALS	0.22%	−0.12
91	CHALLENGER GOLD LTD	0.22%	+0.10
92	WIA GOLD LIMITED	0.21%	−0.02
93	GALAN LITHIUM LTD	0.20%	−0.07
94	POLYMETALS RESOURCES	0.20%	−0.28
95	METALLIUM LTD	0.18%	+0.03
96	WARATAH MINERALS LTD	0.18%	−0.02
97	SOVEREIGN METALS	0.17%	−0.02
98	GORILLA GOLD MINES	0.16%	0.00
99	INVESTIGATOR SILVER	0.16%	0.00
100	ARGOSY MINERALS LTD	0.14%	−0.01
101	ROX RESOURCES	0.14%	−0.02
102	PILBARA GOLD LIMITED	0.13%	+0.07
103	MEDALLION METALS.	0.12%	−0.04
104	STANMORE RESOURCES	0.12%	−0.12
105	BLACKBEARMINERALSLTD	0.11%	+0.01
106	ANTIPA MINERALS LTD	0.10%	−0.03
107	NEW MURCHISON GOLD	0.10%	+0.10
108	NOVA MINERALS CDI 12:1	0.10%	−0.01
109	OREZONE GOLD CORP CDI 1:1	0.10%	−0.25
110	BCI MINERALS LTD	0.09%	0.00
111	BALLARDMININGLIMITED	0.08%	+0.03
112	EUROPEAN LITHIUM LTD	0.08%	+0.01
113	WILDCAT RESOURCES	0.08%	−0.25
114	BMC MINERALS LTD CDI 1:1	0.07%	+0.01
115	PODIUM MINERALS	0.07%	+0.02
116	JUPITER MINES.	0.06%	+0.04
117	MANUKA RESOURCES.	0.06%	−0.53
118	RAGUSA MINERALS LTD	0.06%	0.00
119	TERRA METALS LIMITED	0.06%	−0.15
120	STRICKLAND METALS	0.05%	0.00
121	AUKING MINING LTD	0.04%	0.00
122	IONIC RARE EARTHS	0.04%	−0.02
123	KOONENBERRYGOLD	0.04%	−0.03
124	CANYON RESOURCES LTD	0.03%	−0.02
125	AUSTRALIAN MINES LTD	0.02%	+0.01
126	BARTONGOLDHOLDINGS	0.02%	−0.02
127	DPMMETALSINC CDI1:1FOREXEMPT TSX	0.02%	0.00
128	MANY PEAKS MINERALS	0.02%	+0.02
129	PC GOLD LTD	0.02%	+0.01
130	SATURN METALS	0.02%	−0.01
131	SOLSTICEMINERALS	0.02%	+0.01
132	ADVANCE METALS LTD	0.01%	−0.06
133	ARGENT MINERALS	0.01%	0.00
134	BISALLOY STEEL	0.01%	+0.01
135	CAPRICE RESOURCES	0.01%	+0.01
136	CARAVEL MINERALS LTD	0.01%	+0.01
137	COBALT BLUE LTD	0.01%	0.00
138	GATEWAY MINING	0.01%	0.00
139	KINGSTON RESOURCES	0.01%	+0.01
140	MGX RESOURCES LTD	0.01%	−0.01
141	SKY METALS LTD	0.01%	−0.09
142	SUNSTONE METALS LTD	0.01%	0.00
143	AIC MINES LTD	0.00%	0.00
144	ANDROMEDA METALS LTD	0.00%	0.00
145	ANTILLES GOLD LTD	0.00%	0.00
146	ASARA RESOURCES LTD	0.00%	−0.01
147	AURELIA METALS LTD	0.00%	−0.03
148	AUSTRAL GOLD	0.00%	−0.01
149	BEACON MINERALS	0.00%	0.00
150	BOUGAINVILLE COPPER	0.00%	0.00
151	BURGUNDY D MINES LTD	0.00%	0.00
152	CENTAURUS METALS LTD	0.00%	0.00
153	CHILWAMINERALS	0.00%	0.00
154	DREDNOUGHT RESOURCES	0.00%	−0.03
155	EASTERN RESOURCES	0.00%	0.00
156	FOCUS MINERALS LTD	0.00%	−0.01
157	GEOPACIFIC RESOURCES	0.00%	0.00
158	GOLDARC RESOURCES	0.00%	0.00
159	GRANGE RESOURCES.	0.00%	0.00
160	GREENTECHMETALS	0.00%	0.00
161	KGL RESOURCES LTD	0.00%	0.00
162	LAC GOLD LTD	0.00%	0.00
163	LITHIUM PLUS	0.00%	−0.01
164	NEOMETALS LTD	0.00%	0.00
165	ODESSA MINERALS LTD	0.00%	0.00
166	OSMONDRESOURCES	0.00%	0.00
167	PTR MINERALS LTD	0.00%	0.00
168	QUANTUM GRAPHITE	0.00%	–
169	SUNSHINE METALS LTD	0.00%	–
170	TESORO GOLD LTD	0.00%	0.00
171	TOLU MINERALS	0.00%	0.00
172	WESTCOASTSILVER LTD	0.00%	−0.02
173	ZEOTECH LIMITED	0.00%	0.00

Reading this table

Sector buckets are our own coarse editorial classification, not the licensed GICS or ICB schemes; only classified companies appear here. The change column is percentage points over 20 trading days. Figures are official ASIC disclosures, see the methodology.