The Geological Survey of Queensland (GSQ) has added years of exploration data to its website, making it available to all current and future explorers.
Minister for Resources, Scott Stewart said data-sharing would help drive positive investment across the State.
“Data and the sharing of that information are what will drive our world-class resources sector in the near future — it is the lifeblood of exploration,” Mr Stewart said.
“Almost 20,000 new industry exploration reports spanning the past 50 years will be made available to the resources industry, leading to greater transparency and bringing to light information relating to the exploration of Queensland’s coal and minerals.”
He said this new wave of information, combined with 60,000 existing reports, would allow for informed investment and explorative decisions, and give more certainty for large and small explorers.
“For years these reports have been kept in confidence, but following regulatory changes made in 2020, coal and mineral exploration reports will now be made available after five years as opposed to being held for the life of tenure,” Mr Stewart said.
“It’s all about making critical information more accessible and mapping out a roadmap for exploration for decades to come.”
He said the data release would encourage new explorers from across the world to look at Queensland.
The Reports can be found at the GSQ Open Data Portal at this PS News link.
