Access information on Victoria's geology, including geoscience data and maps.
Learn how the Geological Survey of Victoria (GSV) supports Victoria's earth resources industry by collecting and providing geoscience data and advice.
Victoria has a rich supply of earth resources including gold, onshore conventional gas, mineral sands, base metals and brown coal.
The Geological Survey of Victoria (GSV) is the Victorian Government’s geoscience agency.
Victoria offers many opportunities for investing in mineral resources.
Browse through our range of maps, reports and data.
Victoria's mineral deposits include gold and mineral sands (zircon, rutile and ilmenite).
Victoria is growing quickly and demand for quarry materials is expected to double between 2015 and 2050 as new homes and infrastructure are built.
A gemstone or gem (precious or semi-precious stone) is a piece of mineral, which when cut and polished is used to make jewellery or other ornaments.
Our oil and gas industry fuels the economy and jobs growth. The Gippsland Basin alone boasts two thirds of Australia's oil production and one third of its gas.
Geothermal energy is clean, reliable and renewable. It comes from naturally occurring heat within hot rocks and water reservoirs below the earth’s surface.
Billions of tonnes of brown coal or lignite exist in Victoria across the south east and south west of the state.