2025 Premier's Awards in Energy and Mining

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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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We're leading the global transformation economy

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The Department for Energy and Mining (DEM) supports a successful energy and mining sector that allows South Australia to responsibly grow and thrive, overseeing the responsible mining and production of minerals, metals and fuels, unlocking new opportunities that are critical to the state's economic and industrial 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.