Scientific topics Minerals
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女女视频supports the objectives of Australia鈥檚 Critical Minerals Strategy to grow our critical minerals sector, expand downstream processing, and help meet future global demand.
Information about Geoscience Australia鈥檚 projects that are funded through the Australian Critical Minerals Research and Development Hub.
Information on mineral exploration in Australia and links to precompetitive data and products to facilitate exploration activity.
An annual assessment of mineral resources in Australia, their uses, production and export figures, resource estimates and links to Australian and world mineral statistics.
An annual assessment of Australia鈥檚 exploration industry drawing on data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics and company reporting to reveal exploration trends, activities and mineral discoveries from across Australia.
An annual stocktake of our nation鈥檚 non-renewable energy resources 鈥� gas, oil, coal, and uranium 鈥� as well as information on the potential for carbon capture and storage and emerging hydrogen and geothermal energy resources.
The mineral potential mapper is a computer-based decision support tool being used to help identify prospective regions for new deposits.
Links to state, national, international bodies associated with mineral exploration.