Themes/Feature Articles

• Exploration New South Wales: a new exploration initiative

Cover feature

• Geoscience mapping!
• History and evolution of geoscience mapping in NSW
• Geoscience mapping in the economic development of New South Wales
• Modern geoscience mapping
• Geoscience mapping and land use management
• Peel geoscience data assist exploration

Feature

Structure and function of south-east Australian estuaries

Minerals

• Subduction diamonds: New South Wales and Siberia
• Woodsreef Magnesium Project
• Lithgow Silicon Project
• Important NSW Mineral Projects
• Exploration Licences (ELs):
• ELs granted January-March 2000
• Summaries of terminated ELs
• ELs in force March 2000 (map)
• ELs terminated before October 1999

Coal & Petroleum

• Coal industry updates
• Hydrocarbon potential of the Darling Basin
• Flooding interrupts Discovery 2000 operations
• Gunnedah Coalfield Regional Maps and accompanying Notes
• Strategic Study of Southern and Western NSW Coalfields
• 1999 Award for Excellence in Coal Geology
• Coal Authorisations/ELs March 2000
• Coal mining proposals March 2000
•  Petroleum titles March 2000

Environment

• Les's 8 Mile Opal Field
• Macleay catchment research

Safety

• Prosecution for quarry fatality
• Diesel fuel hazard
• Coal mining legislation reform on the way

General

• Vale David Barnard
• Publications released February-May 2000