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The Department of Mines and Petroleum was a department of the
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until it was superseded by the
Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety The Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety is a department of the Government of Western Australia. The department was formed on 1 July 2017, out of the former Department of Mines and Petroleum and Department of Commerce. A restr ...
on 1 July 2017.About DMIRS
Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety, accessed: 30 May 2018 The department was formed on 1 January 2009, out of the former
Department of Industry and Resources The Department of Mines and Petroleum was a department of the Government of Western Australia until it was superseded by the Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety on 1 July 2017.
and
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, which were split into three new departments, the Department of Mines and Petroleum, the
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and the
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.Department of Industry and Resources Restructure
accessed: 27 October 2010 Its focus is the resources sector, maintaining a mining and petroleum regulatory role and incorporating the resources safety responsibilities from the former
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. It also oversees the
Geological Survey of Western Australia The Geological Survey of Western Australia is an authority within the Department of Mines and Petroleum of the Government of Western Australia that is responsible for surveying and exploration of Western Australia's geological resources. The ...
. The department operates the MINEDEX website, a continuously updated database containing information on mines, mineral deposits and prospects in Western Australia.


Earlier history

The original Department of Mines was created on 1 January 1894 and ceased in that name on 1 July 1992 when it became the Department of Minerals and Energy. During the 1894 - 1992 era, the department was originally divided into branches: * Registration * Accounts Correspondence * Drafting * Government Geologist (1896 was known as the Geological Survey Branch). Before the change of 1992, the branches had become divisions: * Geological Survey * Mining Engineering * Petroleum * Government Chemical Laboratories * Corporate Services * Explosives and Dangerous Goods * Mining Registration * Surveys & Mapping


2000s

On 1 July 2001 Department of Minerals and Energy and the Department of Resources Development were merged to form the Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources. Further to a review in 2003 the Department was merged with the Department of Industry and Technology to form the Department of Industry and Resources on 3 February 2003. This department was divided into business groups: * Mineral and Petroleum Resources * Business and Trade Services * Investment Services The Department was changed again on 1 January 2009 and three new departments were formed: * Department of Mines and Petroleum * Department of State Development * Department of Commerce (which included the Science and Innovation functions of the Department of Industry and Resources)


See also

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Mining in Western Australia Mining in Western Australia, together with the petroleum industry in the state, accounted for 94% of the State's and 46% of Australia's income from total merchandise exports in 2019–20. The state of Western Australia hosted 123 predominan ...
*
Regions of Western Australia Western Australia (WA) is divided into regions according to a number of systems. The most common system is the WA Government division of the state into regions for economic development purposes, which comprises nine defined regions; however, t ...
* State Batteries in Western Australia *
Western Australia Atlas of mineral deposits and petroleum fields ''Western Australia atlas of mineral deposits and petroleum fields'' is a multiple-edition summary of mining and petroleum activity in Western Australia in the twenty-first century. It was published in earlier forms by the earlier Department of ...


References


External links


Government of Western Australia website

Department of Mines and Petroleum website
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