Queensland’s resources exploration industry now has access to more information thanks to a $5 million expansion of the Queensland Government’s Exploration Data Centre (EDC) at Zillmere on Brisbane’s north side.
The Geological Survey of Queensland’s new Exploration Data Centre located at Zillmere in Brisbane’s northern suburbs
Minister for Natural Resources and Mines Dr Anthony Lynham and State Member for Nudgee Ms Leanne Linard officially opened the EDC expansion on Thursday, 20th of October.
The expansion will provide greater access and storage capacity for exploration samples from throughout Queensland, adding to the 800-plus kilometres of core samples currently stored at the facility.
The new drill core storage facility with state of the art drill core racking and inventory management
The Exploration Data Centre offers the resources exploration industry a comprehensive catalogue of samples from over 11,600 drill holes collected by the Geological Survey of Queensland over the last 100 years, with the oldest being from the Mitchell town bore drilled in 1886.
This new expansion will provide storage for an estimated 500 km of additional samples, complementing the Geological Survey of Queensland’s (GSQ) HyLoggerTM digital spectral scanning technology which provides the exploration industry with access to a virtual core library.
From left the Geological Survey of Queensland’s Chief Government Geologist, Tony Knight, Minister for Natural Resources and Mines, Dr Anthony Lynham and State Member for Nudgee Ms Leanne Linard opening the new centre.
The new facility was constructed by Northbuild Constructions Queensland and built over 8 months, creating more than 100 jobs for designers, engineers and contractors.
The expansion of this facility gives industry, universities, researchers and Government scientists even greater access to a reference collection of the geology of Queensland.
The innovative Hylogger (TM) hyperspectral logging system is available for industry use at the EDC
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