Mineral Exploration Promotion Section

Overview

Geoscience Australia aims to facilitate increased exploration expenditure in Australia by promoting both the benefits of exploring in Australia and the geoscience information available to reduce exploration risk.

The Mineral Exploration Promotion section aims to encourage investment in mineral exploration and discovery of mineral resources in Australia by increasing the awareness of mineral exploration opportunities. Section activities include technical presentations and exhibitions at selected major national and international mineral exploration and mining conferences, and targeted releases of scientific reports, maps and datasets that highlight Australia’s mineral resource potential.

Geoscience Australia's mineral exploration promotional activities are undertaken in partnership with the State and Northern Territory Geological Surveys as well as agencies with responsibility for mining and exploration.

The program is coordinated through the Exploration Investment and Geoscience Working Group (EIGWG) External site link, of the Standing Council on Energy and Resources External site link. EIGWG has developed a National Mineral Exploration Strategy External site link.

Comprehensive information for investors in mineral and petroleum exploration and development is available from:


Section outcomes

  • Increased global awareness of mineral exploration opportunities in Australia
  • Enhance global attractiveness of Australian exploration opportunities
  • Generate an increased awareness of mineral exploration opportunities in Australia and of the pre-competitive geoscience information available to support mineral exploration in Australia.

Featured maps, reports and downloads

Recent mineral exploration promotion activity

  • Mineral Exploration Seminar, Beijing, China, November 2012
  • China Mining, Tianjin, China, November 2012
  • Australia-Japan Mineral Exploration Investment Seminar, Tokyo, Japan, November 2012
  • Mining 2012, Brisbane, Australia, November 2012
  • Association of Mining and Exploration (AMEC), Perth, Australia, September 2012
  • Federation of Indian Mineral Industries Conference, Bangalore, India, September 202
  • Diggers and Dealers, Kalgoorlie, Australia, September 2012
  • Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) Convention 2012, Toronto, Canada, 4-7 March 2012  
  • Mineral Investment Seminar, Vancouver, Canada, March 2012

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Upcoming events

Topic contact: minerals@ga.gov.au Last updated: March 19, 2013