Animation of formation of oil and gas. QRC acknowledges the Minerals and Energy division of department of Primary Industries and Resources of South Australia (PIRSA) for the development, supply and use of this resource. This material is not to be reproduced and sold. This resource is part of…

QER is acknowledged as the provider of this resource. This video gives an insight into the uses of oil in our everyday lives.

Open-cut mining – Ernest Henry Copper and Gold Mine, Cloncurry Open-cut mining is used to extract minerals that lay close to the surface. Image courtesy of Xstrata Copper.

This is a Google Earth interactive map showing the locations of operating mines in Australia. Each location is represented by name and an icon corresponding to the commodities extracted. Students can click on the icon to see basic information about the commodities, the operator and location of the…

Oxyfuel Combustion

Oxyfiring combustion, sometimes called oxyfuel combustion is similar to that used in existing power plants, except that rather than burning the fuels in air, they are burnt in an artificially created oxygen atmosphere. Image courtesy of CO2CRC. For more information on this process, check out our Low Emission…

QER is acknowledged as the provider of this resource. The vertical shaft retort Paraho II Technology is used by QER to extract oil from oil shale in Queensland. To learn more about how Paraho II works, please play video.

Image courtesy of Mineral Information Institute.

Pluto offshore gas platform, Pluto LNG Project, Western Australia. Woodside Energy Ltd is acknowledged as the source of this image.

In post-combustion capture CO2 is separated from the flue gas after fuel is burnt from conventional power stations, either coal or natural gas. Image courtesy of CO2CRC. For more information on this process, check out our Low Emission Technologies PowerPoint.