Department of Mines and Petroleum
| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 1 January 2009 |
| Preceding agencies | |
| Dissolved | 1 July 2017 |
| Superseding agency | |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Western Australia |
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| Website | www |
The Department of Mines and Petroleum was a department of the Government of Western Australia until it was superseded by the Department of Mines, Industry Regulation & Safety on 1 July 2017. The department was formed on 1 January 2009, out of the former Department of Industry & Resources and Department of Consumer & Employment Protection, which were split into three new departments, the Department of Mines & Petroleum, the Department of State Development and the Department of Commerce.
Its focus is the resources sector, maintaining a mining and petroleum regulatory role and incorporating the resources safety responsibilities from the former Department of Consumer & Employment Protection. It also oversees the Geological Survey of Western Australia.
The department operates the Mindex website, a continuously updated database containing information on mines, mineral deposits and prospects in Western Australia.