Australian Mineral Exploration Review

Geoscience Australia has delivered the Australian Mineral Exploration Review since 2009. It provides an analysis of the Australian exploration environment, highlighting the link between continued exploration, resource definition and resource extraction. The annual assessment of Australia’s exploration industry draws on data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics¹ and company reporting to reveal exploration trends, activities and mineral discoveries from across Australia.

This edition of the Australian Mineral Exploration Review provides an overview of:

• exploration expenditure and metres drilled as collected and released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics
• maiden resource announcements released on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) and equivalent
• significant drilling results for critical minerals, strategic materials, precious metals and other commodities announced on the ASX and equivalent.

Technical and scientific terms are defined in the Glossary (Appendix A) and any acronyms and abbreviations used in this document are listed and defined in at the beginning of this review. The accompanying data tables are downloadable to enable enhanced accessibility and useability of the information provided in this review.

¹Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2025. Mineral and Petroleum Exploration Australia (December 2025).

Australian Mineral Exploration Review 2025

The Australian Mineral Exploration Review (AMER) 2025 provides a review of exploration expenditure, commodity trends and significant results in Australia during the 2025 calendar year.