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Naturally Occurring Asbestos

Created 24/06/2025

Updated 19/10/2025

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Areas within NSW where naturally occurring asbestos has been found, or has the potential to be found within 10 metres of the surface. The areas are based on the existing 1:250,000 geological mapping with additional use of 1:25 000 lithological mapping in the Broken Hill area. The datasets also include point data information on sites where naturally occurring asbestos has been found, and petrographic information on asbestos and its host rocks. The different dataset layers can be switched on or off (and their transparency adjusted) by clicking the 'Layers' icon at the bottom of the screen. Clicking on a polygon or point will return more detailed attribute information. The map has been restricted to only zoom to approximately 1:80,000, reflecting the maximum accuracy of the underlying mapping data. For more information visit http://www.epa.nsw.gov.au/clm/natural-asbestos.htm or https://www.safeworkaustralia.gov.au/asbestos#work-health-and-safety-duties

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Field Value
Title Naturally Occurring Asbestos
Language English
Licence Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/a676e598-3206-40b1-869a-5d98b5f1f122
Remote Last Updated 08/10/2025
Contact Point
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD)
?datansw@customerservice.nsw.gov.au
Reference Period 10/01/2013 - 03/07/2015
Geospatial Coverage
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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    [
      [
        141,
        -37.7
      ],
      [
        141,
        -28.8
      ],
      [
        154,
        -28.8
      ],
      [
        154,
        -37.7
      ],
      [
        141,
        -37.7
      ]
    ]
  ],
  "type": "Polygon"
}
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Data Source

This dataset was originally found on DataNSW "Naturally Occurring Asbestos". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://data.nsw.gov.au/data/dataset/nsw-naturally-occurring-asbestos