Queensland mining update
Queensland's significant mineral mines and advanced projects - Industry update
Queensland is internationally recognised as highly prospective for minerals and offers excellent opportunities for the mineral exploration and mining sectors.
Recognising exploration as the life blood of the state's mining sector the Queensland Government is attracting exploration through its A$29.08 million Smart Mining - Future Prosperity program.
Under the program new geological and geophysical data are being aquired in greenfields and frontier areas of Queensland, and grants are being provided direct to industry.
Queensland's coal - Mines and advanced projects - Industry update
Queensland has a rich endowment of high-quality coal resources, with more than 32 billion tonnes (raw coal in-situ) having been identified by drilling operations.
The state has identified resources of coking coal that amount to approximately 11 billion tonnes, of which about 4 billion tonnes is suitable for open-cut mining.
Queensland's coal seam gas overview - Industry update
Queensland's coal seam gas industry has experienced remarkable growth over the last fifteen years.
During that time the number of coal seam gas wells drilled annually increased from a low number of 10 in the early 1990s to a record high of approximately 600 in 2007-08.
The coal seam gas industry has defied the recent global economic downturn with exploration and development activity remaining strong.
- Queensland's coal seam gas overview - Industry update (PDF, 1.5 MB)
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