Department of Natural Resources and Mines, Manufacturing and Regional and Rural Development

Department of Natural Resources and Mines, Manufacturing, and Regional and Rural Development
Department overview
Jurisdiction	Queensland
Headquarters	1 William Street, Brisbane
Minister responsible	Dale Last, Minister for Natural Resources and Mines, Minister for Manufacturing and Minister for Regional and Rural Development;
Website	nrmmrrd.qld.gov.au

The Department of Natural Resources and Mines, Manufacturing, and Regional and Rural Development is a department of the Queensland Government in Australia. The department is responsible for regulating mining, and resources in the state.^[1] It was previously called the Department of Resources prior to machinery of government changes in November 2024.^[2]

The department's headquarters are at 1 William Street, Brisbane.

Structure

The department is the responsibility of the Minister for Natural Resources and Mines, Minister for Manufacturing and Minister for Regional and Rural Development is Dale Last MP. The department works across three key areas:

Land and property
Mining and resources
Mapping and data

These responsibilities include place naming in Queensland. The department also operates the Museum of Lands, Mapping and Surveying.^[3]

References

^ Department of Resources. "What we do". Archived from the original on 24 November 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
^ "Changes to departments of government". Public Sector Commission (Queensland). 21 November 2024. Retrieved 18 January 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ "Museum history". Department of Natural Resources, Mines and Energy. Queensland Government. 13 March 2018. Archived from the original on 3 October 2018. Retrieved 3 October 2018.