Earth Resources Spatial Data Collection for Minerals

MRSDA Exploration Graticules, Mineral points and regions, Heavy Mineral Sands areas and lines, Mining and Mineral Operation Locations, Extractive Industry Interest Areas, Deep and Shallow Leads and Shallow Workings are included. The collection was compiled for Earth Resources within DSDBI by the Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action. It was last updated on 2026-04-09.

Use Cases

• Map mineral exploration targets based on graticules and mineral point data
• Analyze spatial distribution of mining operations based on location data
• Identify areas of interest for extractive industries based on designated interest areas
• Study geological features like leads and workings based on shallow and deep lead data

Strengths

• Data includes multiple thematic layers such as mineral points, mining operations, and interest areas
• Available in multiple geospatial file formats including SHP, DWG, and GDB
• Last updated date is explicitly provided as 2026-04-09

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment

Provenance

Source

Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action

Collection Method

Collected for Earth Resources within DSDBI

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-09 05:28:08.842296