Queensland Mining Minister Stirling Hinchliffe has announced that the state has attracted a record $1.126 billion resource exploration investment.

 

The latest Australian Bureau of Statistics figures show $1.126 billion was invested in mineral and petroleum exploration expenditure in Queensland during the 12 months to 30 June 2011.

 

 

The figures show that Queensland accounts for:

  • 17.9 per cent of total Australian mineral and petroleum exploration expenditure.
  • 61.2 per cent of total Australian onshore petroleum and gas exploration expenditure.
  • 22.4 per cent of Australian mineral exploration expenditure
  • 25.6 per cent of Australian ‘brownfield’ and 16.6per cent of ‘greenfield’ mineral expenditure.

 

Queensland’s ‘greenfield’ mineral expenditure of $172.3 million for the 12 months to 30 June 2011 represents a 70 per cent increase over the $99.2 million attracted the previous year.