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North Bowen Basin region: Other resource potential data guide
Publicly available geological data in the north Bowen Basin region are compiled to produce statements of existing knowledge for natural hydrogen, hydrogen storage, coal and mineral occurrences. This data guide also contains assessment of the potential for carbon dioxide (CO2) geological storage and minerals in the basin region.
Geochemical analyses of gas samples from petroleum, coal and coal seam gas boreholes in the basin show traces of natural hydrogen. However, the generation mechanism of the observed natural hydrogen concentration is unknown.
Numerous mineral occurrences are found in the basin. Most contain gold, which historically has often been mined. Most occurrences are small, with some exceptions, such as Cracow, Golden Plateau, Kauffman’s Prospect and Miclere gold deposits. The north Bowen Basin has potential for epithermal gold-silver and gold-copper deposits in the deeper formations, but the depth of much of the basin makes exploration and mining difficult and expensive. There is also potential for sandstone-hosted uranium and paleoplacer gold deposits in the upper coal-bearing formations, such as what is seen in the Miclere area.
The north Bowen Basin has a significant quantity of coal, with 152 deposits found in the basin, totalling about 47 billion tonnes of black coal. The results of CO2 geological storage assessment of 3 play intervals in the north Bowen Basin suggest there is low storage potential within the basin.
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- Date (Creation)
- 2023-07-01T09:00:00
- Date (Publication)
- 2023-09-04T00:30:11
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- Geoscience Australia Persistent Identifier/https://pid.geoscience.gov.au/dataset/ga/147567
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- Digital Object Identifier/https://dx.doi.org/10.26186/147567
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Role Organisation / Individual Name Details Publisher Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia)
Voice Author Trusted Environmental and Geological Information Program
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Delivery of trusted baseline data and information for geological basins prospective for energy, carbon capture and storage, groundwater and minerals as part of the Trusted Environmental and Geological Information program (TEGI).
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- Completed
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Role Organisation / Individual Name Details Point of contact Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia)
Voice Point of contact Woods, M.
MEG Internal Contact Resource provider Minerals, Energy and Groundwater Division
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Accuracy of the spatial data included in this package is dependant on the source datasets used to create it. Please refer to the individual metadata statements contained in this package for more information.
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Australia
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North Bowen Basin
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Geology
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Undiscovered resources
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Minerals
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Coal
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Hydrocarbons
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CCS
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Hydrogen
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TEGI
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4.0
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(c) Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia) 2022
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Australian Government Security Classification System
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- 2018-11-01T00:00:00
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- Unclassified
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North Bowen Basin Region - Other Resources MapServer
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- 149605
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- 1f5ecd87-469b-4168-81b0-89df41b61d4d
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North Bowen Basin Region - Other Resources WMS
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Role Organisation / Individual Name Details Distributor Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia)
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Download the Report (zip) [1.83 MB]
Download the Report (zip) [1.83 MB]
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Download the ESRI File Geodatabase (zip) [88.01 MB]
Download the ESRI File Geodatabase (zip) [88.01 MB]
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Download the Shapefiles (zip) [98.80 MB]
Download the Shapefiles (zip) [98.80 MB]
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North Bowen Basin Region - Other Resources MapServer
North Bowen Basin Region - Other Resources MapServer
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North Bowen Basin Region - Other Resources WMS
North Bowen Basin Region - Other Resources WMS
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This package has been developed as part of the the Trusted Environmental and Geological Information program (TEGI), and is providing better and more streamlined access to information and data for geological basins prospective for energy, carbon capture and storage, groundwater and minerals.
The program has identified and collated trusted baseline data and information for four prospective basin regions and supplement it with new geological and environmental assessments. This information will provide Australian governments, industry and communities with the highest-quality trusted science available to make faster, clearer decisions and provide better outcomes for the environment and water resources.
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Australian Government Security Classification System
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- 2018-11-01T00:00:00
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urn:uuid/ef4c718a-932c-48c7-8d2e-4625040a5e53
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GeoNetwork UUID
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Role Organisation / Individual Name Details Point of contact Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia)
Voice Owner Woods, M
Geoscience Australia Internal Contact Point of contact Woods, M.
MEG Internal Contact
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Report
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- Date info (Creation)
- 2019-04-08T01:55:29
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- 2019-04-08T01:55:29
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AU/NZS ISO 19115-1:2014
Metadata standard
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ISO 19115-1:2014
Metadata standard
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ISO 19115-3
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Geoscience Australia Community Metadata Profile of ISO 19115-1:2014
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Version 2.0, September 2018
- Citation identifier
- https://pid.geoscience.gov.au/dataset/ga/122551