| Dec Qtr 24 ($m) | Sep Qtr 24 to Dec Qtr 24 (% change) | Dec Qtr 23 to Dec Qtr 24 (% change) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seasonally adjusted | ||||
| Mineral exploration expenditure | 963 | 1.3 | -11.0 | |
| Petroleum exploration expenditure | 390 | 20.6 | 57.3 | |
| Trend | ||||
| Mineral exploration expenditure | 952 | -1.5 | -11.7 | |
| Petroleum exploration expenditure | 358 | 2.7 | 14.4 | |
Mineral and Petroleum Exploration, Australia
Latest release
Quarterly statistics on mineral and petroleum exploration expenditure by private organisations in Australia
Reference period
December 2024
Released
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Key statistics
Seasonally adjusted:
- Mineral exploration expenditure rose by 1.3%
- Petroleum exploration expenditure rose by 20.6%
Mineral exploration
Total expenditure, seasonally adjusted and trend
- Seasonally adjusted rise of 1.3% ($12.7m) to $963.0m
- Trend fall of 1.5% ($14.6m) to $952.4m
| Seasonally adjusted ($m) | Trend ($m) | |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 2016 | 379.5 | 375.6 |
| Mar 2017 | 393.1 | 399.8 |
| Jun 2017 | 432.2 | 423.5 |
| Sep 2017 | 445.4 | 447.3 |
| Dec 2017 | 470.0 | 477.9 |
| Mar 2018 | 513.5 | 511.7 |
| Jun 2018 | 551.4 | 540.0 |
| Sep 2018 | 549.7 | 554.0 |
| Dec 2018 | 565.5 | 567.1 |
| Mar 2019 | 586.5 | 594.7 |
| Jun 2019 | 644.5 | 640.0 |
| Sep 2019 | 680.7 | 686.6 |
| Dec 2019 | 724.1 | 707.6 |
| Mar 2020 | 706.6 | 698.2 |
| Jun 2020 | 662.8 | 682.4 |
| Sep 2020 | 697.5 | 698.1 |
| Dec 2020 | 745.0 | 755.7 |
| Mar 2021 | 847.3 | 830.6 |
| Jun 2021 | 883.9 | 886.6 |
| Sep 2021 | 932.5 | 919.5 |
| Dec 2021 | 924.0 | 946.6 |
| Mar 2022 | 986.2 | 982.6 |
| Jun 2022 | 1,024.1 | 1,013.1 |
| Sep 2022 | 1,029.2 | 1,026.5 |
| Dec 2022 | 1,017.0 | 1,025.1 |
| Mar 2023 | 1,031.3 | 1,034.4 |
| Jun 2023 | 1,054.0 | 1,058.0 |
| Sep 2023 | 1,086.7 | 1,079.7 |
| Dec 2023 | 1,081.7 | 1,078.1 |
| Mar 2024 | 1,051.0 | 1,044.9 |
| Jun 2024 | 995.5 | 1,000.0 |
| Sep 2024 | 950.3 | 967.0 |
| Dec 2024 | 963.0 | 952.4 |
Mineral exploration, seasonally adjusted and trend
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- Total deposits fell 2.4% ($24.4m) to $992.3m
- New deposits fell 3.5% ($9.6m) to $266.7m
- Existing deposits fell 2.0% ($14.8m) to $725.6m
| Total deposits ($m) | New deposits ($m) | Existing deposits ($m) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2016 | 403.1 | 130.9 | 272.3 |
| Mar 2017 | 337.6 | 102.9 | 234.8 |
| Jun 2017 | 444.9 | 135.9 | 308.9 |
| Sep 2017 | 475.2 | 158.9 | 316.3 |
| Dec 2017 | 496.1 | 162.7 | 333.4 |
| Mar 2018 | 438.7 | 145.4 | 293.3 |
| Jun 2018 | 567.8 | 197.9 | 369.9 |
| Sep 2018 | 584.4 | 223.5 | 361.4 |
| Dec 2018 | 592.7 | 233.5 | 359.3 |
| Mar 2019 | 505.7 | 175.3 | 330.4 |
| Jun 2019 | 664.8 | 275.1 | 389.7 |
| Sep 2019 | 724.8 | 302.4 | 422.4 |
| Dec 2019 | 753.1 | 303.9 | 449.2 |
| Mar 2020 | 610.6 | 223.7 | 386.8 |
| Jun 2020 | 683.3 | 229.0 | 454.3 |
| Sep 2020 | 744.9 | 257.5 | 487.4 |
| Dec 2020 | 770.0 | 246.6 | 523.4 |
| Mar 2021 | 734.8 | 252.3 | 482.5 |
| Jun 2021 | 912.0 | 310.5 | 601.5 |
| Sep 2021 | 997.6 | 338.3 | 659.3 |
| Dec 2021 | 951.7 | 307.2 | 644.5 |
| Mar 2022 | 855.3 | 260.3 | 595.0 |
| Jun 2022 | 1,057.3 | 314.4 | 742.9 |
| Sep 2022 | 1,099.3 | 341.5 | 757.8 |
| Dec 2022 | 1,048.2 | 353.0 | 695.2 |
| Mar 2023 | 895.9 | 276.1 | 619.8 |
| Jun 2023 | 1,090.0 | 329.5 | 760.6 |
| Sep 2023 | 1,159.9 | 370.2 | 789.7 |
| Dec 2023 | 1,114.8 | 362.5 | 752.3 |
| Mar 2024 | 909.6 | 277.3 | 632.3 |
| Jun 2024 | 1,030.4 | 305.6 | 724.7 |
| Sep 2024 | 1,016.7 | 276.3 | 740.4 |
| Dec 2024 | 992.3 | 266.7 | 725.6 |
Mineral exploration, by deposit type, original series
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- Other Minerals recorded the largest fall, down 10.8% ($17.7m) to $145.9m
- Gold recorded the largest rise, up 3.9% ($11.6m) to $309.1m
| Selected base metals(a) ($m) | Gold ($m) | Iron Ore ($m) | Coal ($m) | All Others(b) ($m) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2016 | 63.4 | 182.3 | 73.7 | 33.3 | 48.8 |
| Mar 2017 | 54.4 | 155.2 | 53.5 | 23.9 | 47.6 |
| Jun 2017 | 94.1 | 192.6 | 84.3 | 26.0 | 47.9 |
| Sep 2017 | 111.7 | 192.9 | 83.8 | 35.1 | 51.6 |
| Dec 2017 | 120.6 | 208.9 | 68.9 | 39.0 | 57.9 |
| Mar 2018 | 110.8 | 187.4 | 50.1 | 36.4 | 53.9 |
| Jun 2018 | 153.1 | 220.9 | 89.0 | 43.6 | 61.1 |
| Sep 2018 | 146.2 | 239.7 | 86.3 | 43.6 | 69.5 |
| Dec 2018 | 157.9 | 244.1 | 75.5 | 50.0 | 65.1 |
| Mar 2019 | 128.1 | 223.0 | 67.4 | 36.0 | 50.0 |
| Jun 2019 | 188.6 | 259.8 | 94.8 | 52.5 | 69.2 |
| Sep 2019 | 208.7 | 281.3 | 102.8 | 63.2 | 68.9 |
| Dec 2019 | 199.5 | 303.9 | 84.6 | 77.6 | 87.5 |
| Mar 2020 | 139.5 | 272.3 | 75.2 | 75.1 | 48.4 |
| Jun 2020 | 133.5 | 304.4 | 98.7 | 87.2 | 59.6 |
| Sep 2020 | 137.8 | 356.1 | 111.0 | 73.1 | 66.8 |
| Dec 2020 | 155.7 | 383.5 | 110.2 | 56.2 | 64.4 |
| Mar 2021 | 161.8 | 360.2 | 101.2 | 50.8 | 60.9 |
| Jun 2021 | 195.8 | 429.8 | 150.8 | 54.9 | 80.7 |
| Sep 2021 | 236.8 | 417.9 | 174.6 | 66.5 | 101.8 |
| Dec 2021 | 265.0 | 390.8 | 130.8 | 54.0 | 111.0 |
| Mar 2022 | 207.9 | 363.6 | 139.5 | 43.3 | 101.0 |
| Jun 2022 | 241.2 | 421.7 | 201.0 | 61.7 | 131.5 |
| Sep 2022 | 274.6 | 380.5 | 200.0 | 64.8 | 179.4 |
| Dec 2022 | 265.1 | 359.3 | 174.5 | 71.4 | 178.0 |
| Mar 2023 | 235.4 | 275.5 | 141.4 | 62.4 | 181.1 |
| Jun 2023 | 282.4 | 310.5 | 191.8 | 82.4 | 222.9 |
| Sep 2023 | 295.5 | 333.4 | 196.5 | 86.6 | 247.9 |
| Dec 2023 | 272.9 | 323.1 | 166.2 | 90.9 | 261.8 |
| Mar 2024 | 198.5 | 284.4 | 150.3 | 79.3 | 197.2 |
| Jun 2024 | 231.3 | 296.0 | 195.4 | 87.0 | 220.7 |
| Sep 2024 | 215.4 | 297.5 | 216.0 | 79.6 | 208.2 |
| Dec 2024 | 212.9 | 309.1 | 208.0 | 83.3 | 179.1 |
Mineral exploration, by mineral type, original series
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(b) All Others contains Mineral Sands, Uranium, Diamonds and Other Minerals
Metres drilled, seasonally adjusted and trend
- Seasonally adjusted fall of 2.2% (53.2km) to 2,378.6km
- Trend rise of 0.5% (11.1km) to 2,413.8km
| Seasonally adjusted ('000) | Trend ('000) | |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 2016 | 1,789.3 | 1,806.2 |
| Mar 2017 | 1,961.0 | 1,959.3 |
| Jun 2017 | 2,120.4 | 2,076.8 |
| Sep 2017 | 2,132.3 | 2,124.0 |
| Dec 2017 | 2,128.8 | 2,167.0 |
| Mar 2018 | 2,248.1 | 2,291.5 |
| Jun 2018 | 2,483.4 | 2,439.4 |
| Sep 2018 | 2,606.5 | 2,542.5 |
| Dec 2018 | 2,460.2 | 2,567.7 |
| Mar 2019 | 2,645.7 | 2,550.5 |
| Jun 2019 | 2,507.7 | 2,560.7 |
| Sep 2019 | 2,571.3 | 2,618.5 |
| Dec 2019 | 2,696.6 | 2,616.3 |
| Mar 2020 | 2,655.5 | 2,566.5 |
| Jun 2020 | 2,346.2 | 2,544.0 |
| Sep 2020 | 2,742.3 | 2,683.8 |
| Dec 2020 | 2,980.8 | 2,981.2 |
| Mar 2021 | 3,266.4 | 3,267.2 |
| Jun 2021 | 3,434.1 | 3,378.1 |
| Sep 2021 | 3,353.5 | 3,343.5 |
| Dec 2021 | 3,146.3 | 3,206.0 |
| Mar 2022 | 3,096.1 | 3,054.0 |
| Jun 2022 | 2,917.9 | 2,939.9 |
| Sep 2022 | 2,853.8 | 2,873.4 |
| Dec 2022 | 2,849.5 | 2,845.8 |
| Mar 2023 | 2,838.5 | 2,810.3 |
| Jun 2023 | 2,753.1 | 2,753.3 |
| Sep 2023 | 2,603.8 | 2,652.5 |
| Dec 2023 | 2,647.5 | 2,534.3 |
| Mar 2024 | 2,320.4 | 2,447.2 |
| Jun 2024 | 2,444.4 | 2,410.1 |
| Sep 2024 | 2,431.8 | 2,402.7 |
| Dec 2024 | 2,378.6 | 2,413.8 |
Metres drilled, seasonally adjusted and trend
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- Total deposits fell 8.9% (231.8km) to 2,381.6km
- New deposits fell 9.9% (68.5km) to 624.1km
- Existing deposits fell 8.5% (163.2km) to 1,757.6km
| Total deposits ('000) | New deposits ('000) | Existing deposits ('000) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2016 | 1,842.6 | 658.7 | 1,183.9 |
| Mar 2017 | 1,591.2 | 484.0 | 1,117.5 |
| Jun 2017 | 2,298.7 | 682.6 | 1,616.2 |
| Sep 2017 | 2,294.0 | 841.6 | 1,452.4 |
| Dec 2017 | 2,175.9 | 766.1 | 1,409.8 |
| Mar 2018 | 1,853.6 | 631.7 | 1,221.9 |
| Jun 2018 | 2,672.8 | 971.8 | 1,701.0 |
| Sep 2018 | 2,811.6 | 1,041.7 | 1,778.6 |
| Dec 2018 | 2,494.5 | 949.3 | 1,545.2 |
| Mar 2019 | 2,215.8 | 755.4 | 1,460.4 |
| Jun 2019 | 2,679.7 | 923.8 | 1,755.9 |
| Sep 2019 | 2,780.3 | 1,115.8 | 1,664.5 |
| Dec 2019 | 2,715.2 | 917.2 | 1,798.0 |
| Mar 2020 | 2,252.7 | 805.7 | 1,447.0 |
| Jun 2020 | 2,495.4 | 850.6 | 1,644.8 |
| Sep 2020 | 2,964.8 | 1,048.5 | 1,916.3 |
| Dec 2020 | 2,990.2 | 1,031.7 | 1,958.4 |
| Mar 2021 | 2,793.8 | 878.4 | 1,915.4 |
| Jun 2021 | 3,644.0 | 1,107.4 | 2,536.5 |
| Sep 2021 | 3,622.6 | 1,160.3 | 2,462.3 |
| Dec 2021 | 3,150.3 | 974.4 | 2,175.9 |
| Mar 2022 | 2,654.8 | 830.2 | 1,824.6 |
| Jun 2022 | 3,101.8 | 869.1 | 2,232.7 |
| Sep 2022 | 3,076.9 | 943.3 | 2,133.6 |
| Dec 2022 | 2,851.0 | 793.5 | 2,057.5 |
| Mar 2023 | 2,432.7 | 609.8 | 1,822.9 |
| Jun 2023 | 2,934.7 | 818.5 | 2,116.2 |
| Sep 2023 | 2,803.1 | 821.8 | 1,981.3 |
| Dec 2023 | 2,648.8 | 745.3 | 1,903.5 |
| Mar 2024 | 1,985.0 | 490.6 | 1,494.4 |
| Jun 2024 | 2,612.9 | 656.1 | 1,956.8 |
| Sep 2024 | 2,613.4 | 692.6 | 1,920.8 |
| Dec 2024 | 2,381.6 | 624.1 | 1,757.6 |
Metres drilled, original series
["","Total deposits","New deposits","Existing deposits"]
[["Dec 2016","Mar 2017","Jun 2017","Sep 2017","Dec 2017","Mar 2018","Jun 2018","Sep 2018","Dec 2018","Mar 2019","Jun 2019","Sep 2019","Dec 2019","Mar 2020","Jun 2020","Sep 2020","Dec 2020","Mar 2021","Jun 2021","Sep 2021","Dec 2021","Mar 2022","Jun 2022","Sep 2022","Dec 2022","Mar 2023","Jun 2023","Sep 2023","Dec 2023","Mar 2024","Jun 2024","Sep 2024","Dec 2024"],[[1842.5999999999999],[1591.2],[2298.6999999999998],[2294],[2175.9000000000001],[1853.5999999999999],[2672.8000000000002],[2811.5999999999999],[2494.5],[2215.8000000000002],[2679.6999999999998],[2780.3000000000002],[2715.1999999999998],[2252.6999999999998],[2495.4000000000001],[2964.8000000000002],[2990.1999999999998],[2793.8000000000002],[3644],[3622.5999999999999],[3150.3000000000002],[2654.8000000000002],[3101.8000000000002],[3076.9000000000001],[2851],[2432.6999999999998],[2934.6999999999998],[2803.0999999999999],[2648.8000000000002],[1985],[2612.9000000000001],[2613.4000000000001],[2381.5999999999999]],[[658.70000000000005],[484],[682.60000000000002],[841.60000000000002],[766.10000000000002],[631.70000000000005],[971.79999999999995],[1041.7],[949.29999999999995],[755.39999999999998],[923.79999999999995],[1115.8],[917.20000000000005],[805.70000000000005],[850.60000000000002],[1048.5],[1031.7],[878.39999999999998],[1107.4000000000001],[1160.3],[974.39999999999998],[830.20000000000005],[869.10000000000002],[943.29999999999995],[793.5],[609.79999999999995],[818.5],[821.79999999999995],[745.29999999999995],[490.60000000000002],[656.10000000000002],[692.60000000000002],[624.10000000000002]],[[1183.9000000000001],[1117.5],[1616.2],[1452.4000000000001],[1409.8],[1221.9000000000001],[1701],[1778.5999999999999],[1545.2],[1460.4000000000001],[1755.9000000000001],[1664.5],[1798],[1447],[1644.8],[1916.3],[1958.4000000000001],[1915.4000000000001],[2536.5],[2462.3000000000002],[2175.9000000000001],[1824.5999999999999],[2232.6999999999998],[2133.5999999999999],[2057.5],[1822.9000000000001],[2116.1999999999998],[1981.3],[1903.5],[1494.4000000000001],[1956.8],[1920.8],[1757.5999999999999]]]
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Total expenditure, seasonally adjusted and trend
- Seasonally adjusted rise of 20.6% ($66.5m) to $390.1m
- Trend rise of 2.7% ($9.4m) to $358.3m
| Seasonally adjusted ($m) | Trend ($m) | |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 2016 | 316.6 | 338.9 |
| Mar 2017 | 381.7 | 355.1 |
| Jun 2017 | 331.8 | 330.6 |
| Sep 2017 | 281.1 | 277.7 |
| Dec 2017 | 225.9 | 234.0 |
| Mar 2018 | 208.1 | 239.4 |
| Jun 2018 | 308.8 | 278.7 |
| Sep 2018 | 307.4 | 303.0 |
| Dec 2018 | 315.7 | 302.9 |
| Mar 2019 | 261.6 | 309.1 |
| Jun 2019 | 366.9 | 342.9 |
| Sep 2019 | 373.9 | 368.3 |
| Dec 2019 | 361.7 | 350.0 |
| Mar 2020 | 287.5 | 292.2 |
| Jun 2020 | 232.6 | 247.3 |
| Sep 2020 | 227.6 | 229.2 |
| Dec 2020 | 251.3 | 236.2 |
| Mar 2021 | 238.9 | 255.0 |
| Jun 2021 | 281.6 | 276.8 |
| Sep 2021 | 302.4 | 297.2 |
| Dec 2021 | 299.3 | 302.5 |
| Mar 2022 | 294.4 | 286.0 |
| Jun 2022 | 251.8 | 256.5 |
| Sep 2022 | 231.4 | 229.6 |
| Dec 2022 | 207.2 | 214.2 |
| Mar 2023 | 234.9 | 232.7 |
| Jun 2023 | 241.1 | 258.6 |
| Sep 2023 | 338.1 | 288.2 |
| Dec 2023 | 248.0 | 313.3 |
| Mar 2024 | 379.4 | 325.4 |
| Jun 2024 | 321.0 | 334.6 |
| Sep 2024 | 323.6 | 348.9 |
| Dec 2024 | 390.1 | 358.3 |
Petroleum exploration, seasonally adjusted and trend
["","Seasonally adjusted","Trend"]
[["Dec 2016","Mar 2017","Jun 2017","Sep 2017","Dec 2017","Mar 2018","Jun 2018","Sep 2018","Dec 2018","Mar 2019","Jun 2019","Sep 2019","Dec 2019","Mar 2020","Jun 2020","Sep 2020","Dec 2020","Mar 2021","Jun 2021","Sep 2021","Dec 2021","Mar 2022","Jun 2022","Sep 2022","Dec 2022","Mar 2023","Jun 2023","Sep 2023","Dec 2023","Mar 2024","Jun 2024","Sep 2024","Dec 2024"],[[316.60000000000002],[381.69999999999999],[331.80000000000001],[281.10000000000002],[225.90000000000001],[208.09999999999999],[308.80000000000001],[307.39999999999998],[315.69999999999999],[261.60000000000002],[366.89999999999998],[373.89999999999998],[361.69999999999999],[287.5],[232.59999999999999],[227.59999999999999],[251.30000000000001],[238.90000000000001],[281.60000000000002],[302.39999999999998],[299.30000000000001],[294.39999999999998],[251.80000000000001],[231.40000000000001],[207.19999999999999],[234.90000000000001],[241.09999999999999],[338.10000000000002],[248],[379.39999999999998],[321],[323.60000000000002],[390.10000000000002]],[[338.89999999999998],[355.10000000000002],[330.60000000000002],[277.69999999999999],[234],[239.40000000000001],[278.69999999999999],[303],[302.89999999999998],[309.10000000000002],[342.89999999999998],[368.30000000000001],[350],[292.19999999999999],[247.30000000000001],[229.19999999999999],[236.19999999999999],[255],[276.80000000000001],[297.19999999999999],[302.5],[286],[256.5],[229.59999999999999],[214.19999999999999],[232.69999999999999],[258.60000000000002],[288.19999999999999],[313.30000000000001],[325.39999999999998],[334.60000000000002],[348.89999999999998],[358.30000000000001]]]
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- Seasonally adjusted rise of 26.2% ($49.4m) to $238.2m
- Trend rise of 0.3% ($0.7m) to $217.0m
| Seasonally adjusted ($m) | Trend ($m) | |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 2016 | 72.6 | 101.6 |
| Mar 2017 | 146.1 | 119.6 |
| Jun 2017 | 119.4 | 117.3 |
| Sep 2017 | 92.6 | 98.5 |
| Dec 2017 | 74.0 | 81.1 |
| Mar 2018 | 85.3 | 83.8 |
| Jun 2018 | 98.9 | 94.2 |
| Sep 2018 | 100.2 | 102.5 |
| Dec 2018 | 109.4 | 105.8 |
| Mar 2019 | 109.0 | 109.4 |
| Jun 2019 | 120.8 | 128.2 |
| Sep 2019 | 147.3 | 155.7 |
| Dec 2019 | 202.4 | 174.5 |
| Mar 2020 | 159.1 | 174.9 |
| Jun 2020 | 159.6 | 159.5 |
| Sep 2020 | 154.0 | 144.8 |
| Dec 2020 | 131.5 | 145.1 |
| Mar 2021 | 157.0 | 158.2 |
| Jun 2021 | 186.1 | 180.5 |
| Sep 2021 | 195.2 | 192.2 |
| Dec 2021 | 186.0 | 181.1 |
| Mar 2022 | 157.8 | 163.6 |
| Jun 2022 | 142.9 | 151.2 |
| Sep 2022 | 160.3 | 146.6 |
| Dec 2022 | 137.1 | 144.0 |
| Mar 2023 | 148.0 | 147.4 |
| Jun 2023 | 150.4 | 155.8 |
| Sep 2023 | 187.7 | 173.5 |
| Dec 2023 | 172.4 | 196.7 |
| Mar 2024 | 232.5 | 211.2 |
| Jun 2024 | 222.6 | 214.9 |
| Sep 2024 | 188.8 | 216.3 |
| Dec 2024 | 238.2 | 217.0 |
Petroleum exploration, onshore, seasonally adjusted and trend
["","Seasonally adjusted","Trend"]
[["Dec 2016","Mar 2017","Jun 2017","Sep 2017","Dec 2017","Mar 2018","Jun 2018","Sep 2018","Dec 2018","Mar 2019","Jun 2019","Sep 2019","Dec 2019","Mar 2020","Jun 2020","Sep 2020","Dec 2020","Mar 2021","Jun 2021","Sep 2021","Dec 2021","Mar 2022","Jun 2022","Sep 2022","Dec 2022","Mar 2023","Jun 2023","Sep 2023","Dec 2023","Mar 2024","Jun 2024","Sep 2024","Dec 2024"],[[72.599999999999994],[146.09999999999999],[119.40000000000001],[92.599999999999994],[74],[85.299999999999997],[98.900000000000006],[100.2],[109.40000000000001],[109],[120.8],[147.30000000000001],[202.40000000000001],[159.09999999999999],[159.59999999999999],[154],[131.5],[157],[186.09999999999999],[195.19999999999999],[186],[157.80000000000001],[142.90000000000001],[160.30000000000001],[137.09999999999999],[148],[150.40000000000001],[187.69999999999999],[172.40000000000001],[232.5],[222.59999999999999],[188.80000000000001],[238.19999999999999]],[[101.59999999999999],[119.59999999999999],[117.3],[98.5],[81.099999999999994],[83.799999999999997],[94.200000000000003],[102.5],[105.8],[109.40000000000001],[128.19999999999999],[155.69999999999999],[174.5],[174.90000000000001],[159.5],[144.80000000000001],[145.09999999999999],[158.19999999999999],[180.5],[192.19999999999999],[181.09999999999999],[163.59999999999999],[151.19999999999999],[146.59999999999999],[144],[147.40000000000001],[155.80000000000001],[173.5],[196.69999999999999],[211.19999999999999],[214.90000000000001],[216.30000000000001],[217]]]
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- Seasonally adjusted rise of 12.6% ($17.0m) to $151.8m
- Trend rise of 6.3% ($8.3m) to $140.9m
| Seasonally adjusted ($m) | Trend ($m) | |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 2016 | 244.1 | 237.3 |
| Mar 2017 | 235.6 | 235.5 |
| Jun 2017 | 212.4 | 213.3 |
| Sep 2017 | 188.4 | 179.1 |
| Dec 2017 | 151.9 | 152.9 |
| Mar 2018 | 122.9 | 155.6 |
| Jun 2018 | 209.9 | 184.5 |
| Sep 2018 | 207.2 | 200.5 |
| Dec 2018 | 206.3 | 197.1 |
| Mar 2019 | 152.6 | 199.6 |
| Jun 2019 | 246.1 | 214.7 |
| Sep 2019 | 226.6 | 212.6 |
| Dec 2019 | 159.3 | 175.4 |
| Mar 2020 | 128.3 | 117.3 |
| Jun 2020 | 73.0 | 87.7 |
| Sep 2020 | 73.6 | 84.4 |
| Dec 2020 | 119.7 | 91.2 |
| Mar 2021 | 81.9 | 96.7 |
| Jun 2021 | 95.6 | 96.3 |
| Sep 2021 | 107.2 | 105.0 |
| Dec 2021 | 113.3 | 121.4 |
| Mar 2022 | 136.6 | 122.4 |
| Jun 2022 | 108.8 | 105.3 |
| Sep 2022 | 71.1 | 83.1 |
| Dec 2022 | 70.1 | 70.2 |
| Mar 2023 | 86.9 | 85.2 |
| Jun 2023 | 90.6 | 102.8 |
| Sep 2023 | 150.5 | 114.7 |
| Dec 2023 | 75.6 | 116.6 |
| Mar 2024 | 146.9 | 114.2 |
| Jun 2024 | 98.4 | 119.7 |
| Sep 2024 | 134.8 | 132.6 |
| Dec 2024 | 151.8 | 140.9 |
Petroleum exploration, offshore, seasonally adjusted and trend
["","Seasonally adjusted","Trend"]
[["Dec 2016","Mar 2017","Jun 2017","Sep 2017","Dec 2017","Mar 2018","Jun 2018","Sep 2018","Dec 2018","Mar 2019","Jun 2019","Sep 2019","Dec 2019","Mar 2020","Jun 2020","Sep 2020","Dec 2020","Mar 2021","Jun 2021","Sep 2021","Dec 2021","Mar 2022","Jun 2022","Sep 2022","Dec 2022","Mar 2023","Jun 2023","Sep 2023","Dec 2023","Mar 2024","Jun 2024","Sep 2024","Dec 2024"],[[244.09999999999999],[235.59999999999999],[212.40000000000001],[188.40000000000001],[151.90000000000001],[122.90000000000001],[209.90000000000001],[207.19999999999999],[206.30000000000001],[152.59999999999999],[246.09999999999999],[226.59999999999999],[159.30000000000001],[128.30000000000001],[73],[73.599999999999994],[119.7],[81.900000000000006],[95.599999999999994],[107.2],[113.3],[136.59999999999999],[108.8],[71.099999999999994],[70.099999999999994],[86.900000000000006],[90.599999999999994],[150.5],[75.599999999999994],[146.90000000000001],[98.400000000000006],[134.80000000000001],[151.80000000000001]],[[237.30000000000001],[235.5],[213.30000000000001],[179.09999999999999],[152.90000000000001],[155.59999999999999],[184.5],[200.5],[197.09999999999999],[199.59999999999999],[214.69999999999999],[212.59999999999999],[175.40000000000001],[117.3],[87.700000000000003],[84.400000000000006],[91.200000000000003],[96.700000000000003],[96.299999999999997],[105],[121.40000000000001],[122.40000000000001],[105.3],[83.099999999999994],[70.200000000000003],[85.200000000000003],[102.8],[114.7],[116.59999999999999],[114.2],[119.7],[132.59999999999999],[140.90000000000001]]]
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Time series spreadsheets
Data files
Table 1. Private exploration, actual and expected expenditure
Table 2. Mineral exploration, (other than for petroleum) - expenditure and metres drilled
Table 3b. Mineral exploration, (other than for petroleum) - expenditure by type of deposit
Table 4. Mineral exploration, (other than for petroleum) - expenditure by state and territory
Table 5. Mineral exploration, (other than for petroleum) - expenditure by mineral sought
Table 6a. Petroleum exploration, expenditure by onshore and offshore
Table 6b. Petroleum exploration, expenditure by type of lease
Table 7. Petroleum exploration, expenditure by state and territory
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Previous catalogue number
This release previously used catalogue number 8412.0.