Operating in Australia, QEM Limited specializes in the exploration and development of vanadium and oil shale resources. Its principal undertaking is the Julia Creek oil shale and vanadium project, an extensive site encompassing 249.6 square kilometers situated in North Western Queensland's Julia Creek region. The company, established in 2014, changed its corporate identity from Queensland Energy & Minerals Pty Ltd to its current name, QEM Limited, in August 2018. It maintains its corporate headquarters in Surfers Paradise, Australia.