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NSW Resources sets strategic policy for the state’s mineral and energy resources, gathers, analyses and disseminates geoscientific information, and assesses and determines applications for mineral and petroleum titles for exploration activities and extractive uses.

NSW Resources aims to support and grow safe and sustainable exploration and mining in NSW.

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Report

The latest Mine safety performance report for 2023-24 is now available. The report provides a 10-year overview of industry safety

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Safety

The Resources Regulator has received 12 complaints related to blasting activities at mines throughout NSW over the past 6 months. Half of

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Mining Exploration Rehabilitation

The evolution of NSW Resources traces its roots back to the Department of Mines, which was established in 1874. What began as a government

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