Geological Survey of Victoria (GSV) is a government agency responsible for mapping the geology of

Victoria Victoria most commonly refers to: * Victoria (Australia), a state of the Commonwealth of Australia * Victoria, British Columbia, provincial capital of British Columbia, Canada * Victoria (mythology), Roman goddess of Victory * Victoria, Seychelle ...

, Australia. The Geological Survey was founded in the 1852 in the

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era, and proceeded to actively explore the state of Victoria for geological and mineral resources, discovering and mapping extensive gold,

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and

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resources. Originally a core element of the Mines Department, it was later folded into the ''Department of Primary Industries'' PI It is now part of the Earth Resources branch of the Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions. Victoria's mineral, petroleum, extractive and geothermal industries are managed by DPI. The DPI regulates the industries, promotes the development of the state's earth resources, maintains the earth resources database and provides scientific and strategic policy advice to government. The DPI also provides licensing, monitors environmental standards and reviews significant projects. Following its move to DPI, the GSV commenced a major and original program of research and remapping of the state, incorporating new understanding of the state's tectonic origins, producing a new series of seamless digital maps and a publicly available database of earth sciences data. In mid-2012, cuts to the Victorian public service announced by the Baillieu government resulted in almost half of the GSV staff being retrenched, as a result of which it lost the capability to undertake original research on a meaningful scale, and its 'mission' was redefined as no more than a source of government earth science data. It is now only able to mine data it already has.– Troubled times at the GSV
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External links

Geological Survey of Victoria homepage

References

{{Authority control Government agencies of Victoria (Australia) 1852 establishments in Australia

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