Resourcing Australia's Prosperity Mapping Australia’s resources for a sustainable future

The Albanese Government will deliver a generational investment to find new deposits of minerals and sources of energy to help build a Future Made in Australia, as part of a big focus on resources in next week’s Budget.

First Nations’ peoples hold the original knowledge of our land and sea. By linking their Caring for Country activities with Geoscience Australia’s Earth science data and knowledge, we can work together to achieve better outcomes to create a holistic view of our nation.

New results from a far-western New South Wales stratigraphic drilling campaign, conducted between March and June 2023, have shown the region’s potential to host new mineral resources, including gold, copper and nickel, as well as the critical minerals vital for Australia’s low emissions future.

The Australian Government’s Exploring for the Future program is continuing to deliver for the resources industry with the release of a new tool to support the discovery of minerals critical to the net zero transformation.

The work of Geoscience Australia and state and territory geological surveys is key to Australia’s drive to become a global renewable energy superpower, according to a new report by Deloitte Access Economics.

Ground-breaking scientific drilling has begun in western New South Wales, promising to offer valuable insights into the geological history of the region, as well as the changes that have shaped our continent.

New data will put the spotlight on the hidden geology beneath the feet of Tasmanians, as part of the Australian Government’s Exploring for the Future program.

With the release of new data and four new Mineral Potential Maps, the Australian Government is supporting exploration for minerals such as zinc and associated critical minerals including cobalt, gallium, and germanium for use in renewable technologies.