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Known Thick Underground Halite Deposits - Version 1 (2021)

Created 16/10/2025

Updated 16/10/2025

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Underground halite, or salt, deposits can potentially be used for large scale storage of hydrogen. This dataset maps the spatial distribution of known, thick underground halite deposits across Australia. Halite sequences included in this map are at least 100 metres thick (to ensure sufficient storage capacity) and are located onshore. Known, thick halite deposits are located in the Carnarvon, Amadeus and Adavale basins. Underground halite deposits have not been extensively explored for across Australia and additional halite deposits suitable for large scale hydrogen storage may exist. Geoscience Australia, through the Exploring for the Future (EFTF) program, is therefore exploring for underground halite deposits to further our understanding of sub-surface halite distribution for potential hydrogen storage. This map may be updated periodically to reflect new halite discoveries found during the EFTF program. This dataset is published with the permission of the CEO, Geoscience Australia.

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Title Known Thick Underground Halite Deposits - Version 1 (2021)
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/en/dataset/ea31dbac-bfbb-4498-ac67-cb4ed694ab02
Contact Point
Geoscience Australia Data
clientservices@ga.gov.au
Reference Period 07/08/2025
Geospatial Coverage
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
{
  "coordinates": [
    [
      [
        112.0,
        -44.0
      ],
      [
        154.0,
        -44.0
      ],
      [
        154.0,
        -9.0
      ],
      [
        112.0,
        -9.0
      ],
      [
        112.0,
        -44.0
      ]
    ]
  ],
  "type": "Polygon"
}
Data Portal Geoscience Australia

Data Source

This dataset was originally found on Geoscience Australia "Known Thick Underground Halite Deposits - Version 1 (2021)". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://ecat.ga.gov.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/known-thick-underground-halite-deposits-version-1-2021