From critical minerals to food security, the benefits of data collaboration

Steph  G. Hawkins; K Waltenberg; Catherine A. Stuart; Evgeniy Bastrakov; George N.D. Case; Jagoda Crawford; Lian Flick; Geoff Fraser; Christoph Gerber; Garth E. Graham; Kristin Guerin; Albert H. Hofstra; Cath Hughes; David L. Huston; Chris J.M. Lawley; Nina Welti; Bronwen Wang; Aaron Sedgmen; Vladimir A. Lisistin; Paul Abhijit; Tim Stobaus; Axel Suckow

From critical minerals to food security, the benefits of data collaboration

By: Steph G. Hawkins, K Waltenberg, Catherine A. Stuart, Evgeniy Bastrakov, George N.D. Case, Jagoda Crawford, Lian Flick, Geoff Fraser, Christoph Gerber, Garth E. Graham, Kristin Guerin, Albert H. Hofstra, Cath Hughes, David L. Huston, Chris J.M. Lawley, Nina Welti, Bronwen Wang, Aaron Sedgmen, Vladimir A. Lisistin, Paul Abhijit, Tim Stobaus, and Axel Suckow

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Abstract

The volume of data in the public geoscience sphere is rapidly and continually expanding. At Geoscience Australia (GA) we saw an over 500% increase in data points within our relational databases between 2018 and 2024, over the life of the Exploring for the Future (EFTF) program. With the Resourcing Australia’s Prosperity initiative, a continued increase in data quantity will be seen for the next 10 to 35 years. At the same time, a broadening audience for geoscience data is increasing the desire to enhance the diversity of delivery streams. This ranges from data-dense highly technical outputs for geoscience specialists to curated interpretive products for people who are non-geoscientists. Development of these curated outputs has contributed to our awareness
of the need for data to be collected and compiled in a way that ensures its reuse, with a focus on quality metadata and data provenance.

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Hawkins, S., Waltenberg, K., Stuart, C., Bastrakov, E., Case, G.N., Crawford, J., Flick, L., Fraser, G., Gerber, C., Graham, G.E., Guerin, K., Hofstra, A.H., Hughes, C., Huston, D.L., Lawley, C., Welti, N., Wang, B., Sedgmen, A., Lisistin, V., Abhijit, P., Stobaus, T., and Suckow, A., 2025, From critical minerals to food security, the benefits of data collaboration, 5th Australasian Exploration Geoscience Conference, Perth, Western Australia, September 8-11, 2025, 4 p.

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Publication type	Conference Paper
Publication Subtype	Conference Paper
Title	From critical minerals to food security, the benefits of data collaboration
Year Published	2025
Language	English
Publisher	Australasian Exploration Geoscience Conference
Contributing office(s)	Alaska Science Center, Central Mineral and Environmental Resources Science Center, Geology, Geophysics, and Geochemistry Science Center
Description	4 p.
Conference Title	5th Australasian Exploration Geoscience Conference
Conference Location	Perth, Western Australia
Conference Date	September 8-11, 2025