New exploration opportunities to help secure our energy future

South Australia is calling on exploration companies to investigate natural gas, gas storage, geothermal, and other regulated energy resources in two promising areas of the state.

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South Australia's green energy transition

Developing our policy to transition to net-zero emissions.

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State Prosperity Project

The Upper Spencer Gulf - sun, wind and valuable minerals to drive the global energy transition

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The Department for Energy and Mining (DEM) leads the global transformation economy, overseeing the responsible mining and production of the minerals, metals and fuels of the future, to safely and sustainably generate the energy and low carbon products of the future.

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Acknowledgement

As guests on Aboriginal land, the Department for Energy and Mining (DEM) acknowledges everything this department does impacts on Aboriginal country, the sea, the sky, its peoples, and the spiritual and cultural connections which have existed since the first sunrise. Our responsibility is to share our collective knowledge, recognise a difficult history, respect the relationships made over time, and create a stronger future.

We are ready to walk, learn and work together.