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This study, conducted by the Sustainable Minerals Institute - SMI - as part of the Queensland Government New Economy Minerals Initiative - NEMI - reviews the key geological components of Rare Earth Elements deposit process models, with reference to the geological settings of Queensland, and sets out areas considered as prospective for discovery of further REE resources. The compilation has focused on 6 possible mineral system models, IOCG Cu-Au-U-REE systems, Metasomatic and unconformity systems including skarns, Carbonatite-hosted REE, Phosphorite-hosted REE, REE hosted in alkaline igneous rocks and REE hosted in heavy mineral sands.