2025 Queensland Drilling Sentiment Survey

Introduction - about your drilling company

If you were involved in any resource drilling activities in Queensland in 2024-25, we'd appreciate you completing this short survey. The survey aims to understand your experiences over the past year. Please feel free to forward the survey on to any fellow drillers who may be interested in sharing their views.

The results of the survey will form part of the Queensland Exploration Council's 2025 Exploration Scorecard, which will be released on 31 October 2025 at the QEC Breakfast.

Please note: all your data is aggregated, so your answers are confidential and anonymous.

For any questions relating to this survey please contact the QEC Scorecard Team via email: info@queenslandexploration.com.au

Thank you for helping to describe the importance of resource drilling to Queensland. Please feel free to forward the survey on to any colleagues who might be interested in sharing their views.

1.What were your company's main drilling exploration targets in 2024-25? (select all that apply)

Metallurgical coal

Thermal coal

Conventional oil and gas

Unconventional oil and gas (including CSG)

Critical minerals (refer to Geoscience Australia list: https://www.ga.gov.au/scientific-topics/minerals/critical-minerals )

Base and/or precious metals

Bauxite

Industrial minerals (including phosphate, mineral sands, limestone)

Other (e.g., Geothermal, Carbon capture and storage reservoirs, service provider)

2.In general terms, how do you see your company's drilling activity in Queensland over the next 12 months (July 2025 to June 2026)?

Substantial increase in drilling activity over the next 12 months (more than 25% increase)

Some increase in drilling activity over the next 12 months (10% to 25% increase)

Much the same level of drilling activity over the next 12 months (less than 10% increase or decrease)

Some decrease in drilling activity over the next 12 months (10% to 25% decrease)

Substantial decrease in drilling activity over the next 12 months (greater than 25% decrease)

4.What is the name of your drilling company?

5.Please add any further comments you may have in regards to the survey and your responses

On behalf of all of Queensland explorers – past, present and future – thank you for your feedback. All your comments will help to improve Queensland’s exploration systems. Please feel free to go back and add in any final detail into your comments.