About the Geological Survey of Queensland

The Geological Survey of Queensland (GSQ), as part of the Department of 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

CONTACTS

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 3362 9883

Energy Geoscience: John Draper, +61 7 3362 9340

Geoscience Information: John Tuttle, +61 7 3362 9360

QDEX: QDEX Support, +61 7 3362 9342

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 Sales Centre is located on Level 2, 41 George Street Brisbane (+61 7 3237 1434)

EXPLORATION DATA CENTRE: Mark Livingstone, +61 7 3863 8710

The collections include drill core and cuttings from both Departmental and company exploration programs; rock samples from regional mapping fieldwork; geophysical data including seismic survey data tapes and seismic sections. Services Services are priced to support exploration, mining and research.

The extensive hard copy company exploration reports collection is now available as scanned documents in QDEX.

Geoscience Portal: Information on geoscience occurring in other State and Commonwealth Geological Surveys can be reached through a Geoscience Portal  sponsored by Geoscience Australia.