The Department of Natural Resources and Mines (DNRM) is an economic development agency that enables the productive and responsible use of the state's natural resources – water, land, mineral and energy resources – to generate wealth and prosperity for current and future generations of Queenslanders.

DRM staff provide a customer focused and modernised natural resources business that will power-up regional Queensland and grow a four pillar economy.

Over the next three to five years we will focus our energy and effort in three key areas:

1. Power-up regional Queensland and the economy
2. Customer-focused design and delivery of services
3. Be the best natural resources agency in Australia

DNRM has four service areas:

• Land Services
• Water Services
• Mine Safety and Health Services
• Mining and Petroleum Services.

Investments funded through the Department of Natural Resources and Mines:

• Bioregional assessment project
• Cape York NRM Regional Base Level Investment 2012-2013
• Core Operating 2013-2014
• Cape York NRM 2013-16 Queensland Regional Natural Resource Management Investment Program
• Water Quality Improvement Plan Project