Adavale Basin region: Discovered resources data guide

Created 17/10/2025

Updated 17/10/2025

Statements of existing knowledge are compiled for known mineral, coal, hydrocarbon and carbon capture and storage (CCS) resources and reserves in the Adavale Basin. This data guide illustrates the current understanding of the distribution of these key resource types within the Adavale Basin region based on trusted information sources. It provides important contextual information on the Adavale Basin and where additional details on discovered resources can be found. So far, mineral deposits have not been found in the Adavale Basin. There are no coal deposits found in the basin itself, but 6 large coal deposits exist in the overlying basins in the Adavale Basin region. Historically, some small conventional gas resources have been found in the basin. Currently, there are no commercial reserves or available resources identified in the Adavale Basin itself. There are no active or planned carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects in the Adavale basin.

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Title Adavale Basin region: Discovered resources data guide
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/en/dataset/3c13e243-dc2f-4e99-9248-f07593b7a055
Contact Point
Geoscience Australia Data
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Reference Period 08/04/2019
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Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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      ],
      [
        148.0,
        -28.0
      ],
      [
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        -23.0
      ],
      [
        143.0,
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      ],
      [
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      ]
    ]
  ],
  "type": "Polygon"
}
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This dataset was originally found on Geoscience Australia "Adavale Basin region: Discovered resources data guide". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://ecat.ga.gov.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/adavale-basin-region-discovered-resources-data-guide