About the Geological Survey of Queensland
The Geological Survey of Queensland (GSQ), as part of Queensland Mines and Energy, provides geoscience and resource information to improve the understanding of the geology and minerals and energy resource potential of Queensland.
The Geological Survey provides comprehensive information through publications and maps, digital data, data sets and compilations, and access to core and rock collections.
Much of these can be accessed over the Internet through the " Interactive Resource and Tenure Maps" (IRTM), and the "Queensland Digital EXploration Reports" system (QDEX).
GSQ Projects currently include activities under the Smart Exploration and Smart Mining - Future prosperity Programs.
A History of the Geological Survey of Queensland
A brief history of the Geological Survey of Queensland since 1868, in three parts.
Geological Survey of Queensland
Block A 80 Meiers Road Indooroopilly Qld 4068
Director: David Mason, +61 7 3362 9365
Regional Geoscience: Cec Murray, +61 7 3362 9353
Mineral Geoscience: Len Cranfield, +61 7 3896 9883
Energy Geoscience: Peter Green, +61 7 3362 9340
Geoscience Information: Mark Thornton, +61 7 3362 9360
Carbon Geostorage Initiative: John Draper, +61 7 3362 9335
QDEX: QDEX Support, +61 7 3237 9759
Interactive Resource and Tenure Maps: IRTM Support, +61 7 3896 9875
GEOLOGICAL INFORMATION HOTLINES
Telephone: +61 7 3006 4666: 9.00am to 4.00pm EST on working days - an answering service will take your message outside these hours.
Email: The Geological information Email Hotline is attended to during working hours.
Sales: The Information Centre is located on Level 2, 41 George Street Brisbane (+61 7 3237 1434)
Geoscience Portal: Information on geoscience occurring in other State and Commonwealth Geological Surveys can be reached through a Geoscience Portal sponsored by Geoscience Australia.
EXPLORATION DATA CENTRE: Mark Livingstone, +61 7 3863 8710
The Exploration Data Centre (EDC) at Zillmere houses collections including drill core and cuttings from both Departmental and company exploration programs; and rock samples from regional mapping fieldwork. Services are priced to support exploration, mining and research. Core and cuttings The EDC holds 155 000 boxes (about 375 000m) of core and cuttings, representing samples from nearly 10 000 holes. The basis of the collection is core from the Government's own stratigraphic and coal drilling programs between the mid-1950s and 1990. There is also core from earlier work (some dating back to the 1890s), and material is continually acquired from companies as a condition of exploration permits. The EDC is continually seeking material to add to its collection, particularly core from mineral exploration. Apart from the legislative requirements, the DME is interested to hear of any core that companies may wish to provide for the collection, particularly when it may otherwise be discarded. Core is available for inspection in a purpose-built courtyard. The EDC requires at least 24-hours notice to lay out core. Requests to sample should be made in writing to the Manager. Sampling and slabbing can be undertaken for clients by EDC staff. Please contact the EDC for details of fees. Regional core storage The Department has recently opened Regional core repositories in Mount Isa and Charters Towers. Core from a range of prospects in the Northern Region has been added to these repositories. You can view lists of the prospects for which core is held in Mount Isa or Charters Towers. Contact the Northern Regional Geologist (07 4799 7033) or Exploration Data Centre Manager, (07 3863 8710 ) for information about submitting or inspecting core.
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