MINISTER for Natural Resources and Mines Andrew Cripps said feedback from a workshop held in Mount Isa yesterday suggested Queensland should diversify from traditional strong metals within 30 years.
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Mr Cripps said resource, industry and government representatives suggested Queensland should instead focus on developing infrastructure needed to produce uranium and gas.
Representatives from companies including Glencore, CuDeco and North Queensland Copper Assets attended yesterday's workshop.
The workshop was the first of five to be held in regional Queensland, which seek feedback from resource sector representatives.
Mr Cripps said the information gathered at the workshop would be used for the ResourcesQ action plan, which is expected to be released in September.
The workshops were crucial for the development of the plan because it ensured that the needs of regional stakeholders were not neglected, Mr Cripps said.
``This is the first time a state-level strategic visioning and action plan process had been undertaken for the resources sector in Queensland,'' Mr Cripps said.
The long-term plan addressed a ``fairly legitimate criticism'' of short-sighted politicians only making promises to win the next election.
ResourcesQ Partnership Group chairman and former Mount Isa Mines boss Steve de Kruijf said there would be short, medium and long-term goals to the plan.
