Geological Survey of New South Wales
The Geological Survey Branch is the state's premier geoscience agency providing information and advice to government, the exploration and mining industry and the community on the state's geology, mineral resources, and land use planning. More about the Geological Survey of New South Wales
What we do
Online Minerals Applications
DIGS® is an interactive database of exploration and geoscience information.
EROL is an extention to DIGS, which enables exploration title holders to lodge reports via the internet.
MinView allows users to interactively display and query geoscience and exploration tenement information for NSW.
New Products
- Mineral Systems in New South Wales - Poster (see details in QN128)
- Quarterly Notes 128 - Mineral Systems and Processes in New South Wales: a project to enhance understanding and assist exploration
- First edition Cargelligo, Hillston, Merriwagga, Tullibigeal, Rankins Springs and Ungarie 1:100 000 geology maps
- Quarterly Notes 127 - Volcanic arc-type rocks beneath cover 35 km to the northeast of Bourke
- NSW Explorers 2008 (DVD) Free to order
- Quarterly Notes 126 - Geological units of the Port Macquarie–Tacking Point tract, north-eastern Port Macquarie Block, Mid North Coast region of New South Wales
- NSW statewide airborne geophysical data (delivered as a four DVD set totalling 14.5GB for $110.00 + delivery charges)
- Quarterly Notes 125 - A Middle Triassic age for felsic intrusions and associated mineralisation in the Doradilla prospect area, New South Wales
- Bulletin 33 - Industrial mineral opportunities in New South Wales
Recent news releases
Geological Survey News
New Version of MinView Released
Mineral Systems in New South Wales - Poster is available now (see details in QN128)
Quarterly Notes 128 - Mineral Systems and Processes in New South Wales released
Exploration in the House – an information event for the exploration industry Wednesday, July 2, 2008
New Advanced Mineral & Projects Exploration Highlight Map now available
New Catalogue of Geoscience CD and DVD Data Packages released
New Catalogue of Geophysical Projects and Products released
Bulletin 33 - Industrial mineral opportunities in New South Wales released
The Geological Survey presents initiative update to industry
NSW gets ready for the National Virtual Core Library Project
New Frontiers Geophysical Surveys