ee3dc756-594d-4bf3-90c3-fb3e90fef99d urn:uuid eng UTF-8 nonGeographicDataset nonGeographicDataset 2025-10-16T09:47:20 creation ISO 19115 2016 Bluecap ee3dc756-594d-4bf3-90c3-fb3e90fef99d Bluecap is an open-source python software library developed through a collaboration between Monash University and Geoscience Australia. The software enables geospatial economic simulation of Australian resource projects. The simulator's goal is to highlight regions of high potential value in the early planning/exploration phase. Bluecap is designed to assist companies in focusing their efforts on regions more likely to generate commercially-viable projects. It was initially developed for the purpose of supporting mineral exploration, and has recently been expanded to include the capability to model hydrogen production. The simulator is a pre-scoping tool that uses coarse-level empirical models to compare project prospects across large areas. Due to its broad scale, Bluecap lacks the detailed information necessary for full feasibility studies, and as such, it should not be used as the sole basis for investment decisions. The Bluecap software underpins Geoscience Australia's Hydrogen Economic Fairways Tool (HEFT) and Economic Fairways Mapper. If you use Bluecap for a publication, please cite the following: Walsh, S.D.C., Northey, S.A., Huston, D., Yellishetty, M. and Czarnota, K. (2020) Bluecap: A Geospatial Model to Assess Regional Economic-Viability for Mineral Resource Development, Resources Policy. Geoscience Australia eCat number: 132645 {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[112.92, -54.75], [159.11, -54.75], [159.11, -9.2402], [112.92, -9.2402], [112.92, -54.75]]]} 112.92 159.11 -54.75 -9.2402 Critical minerals EARTH SCIENCES EFTF Economic fairways Exploring for the Future Hydrogen Integrated economic assessment Mineral resources Numerical cost modelling Published_External Link to the GitHub repository documentDigital Link to the GitHub repository HTML