Offer to submit drill core samples

The Geological Survey of Queensland (GSQ) holds a large collection of cores and cuttings from Queensland's known mineral deposits and coal and petroleum basin strata.

We collect core, cuttings and other samples from exploration companies as part of their legislative requirements.

Notification of core and cuttings samples

Before new drill hole samples are accepted, they are assessed and compared to existing samples to determine if they offer a new, or more representative stratigraphic section for the region.

You'll need to provide a description of the sample as part of the online offer form.

We will assess your samples and email you a list of samples you should submit.

How to submit samples

Once you have been notified of samples to supply, you will need to prepare your samples for delivery.

  1. Package drill core and cuttings for delivery.
  2. Print the list of accepted samples, and only include the data that relates to the samples being lodged —attach to your package.
  3. Send your shipment to the nominated core library

Contact

Contact the Exploration Data Centre if you are unsure about your submission obligations or for more information about how to submit core.

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