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Supporting resource exploration in the Northern Territory

The $26 million Resourcing the Territory initiative includes a range of geoscience and exploration stimulus programs designed to support mineral and petroleum exploration and development in the Territory.

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Geophysics and Drilling Collaborations grants program for greenfields exploration

The Geophysics and Drilling Collaborations program co-funds innovative industry exploration programs to encourage greenfields exploration across the Northern Territory. Round 13 successful recipients have now been announced.

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AGES 2020 proceedings and presentations

The Annual Geoscience Exploration Seminar (AGES) could not be held in 2020 due to COVID-19. The Proceedings volume and Presentations and posters volume are available online with contributions from NTGS, its partners and industry. AGES 2021 is scheduled for 23 to 24 March 2021.

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RTT posters, factsheets and maps

Find the latest RTT posters, factsheets and maps. Updated regularly, these resources provide snapshots of current projects and exploration in the resources sector across the NT.

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New data and publications released under Resourcing the Territory

For the latest data, products and publications from NTGS and its collaborative partners, visit our new Data and Publications page.

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World-class resource and reserves in the Northern Territory

The Northern Territory hosts some of Australia's largest deposits of manganese, zinc, uranium, gold, bauxite and phosphate, emerging copper and critical mineral projects and globally significant shale gas potential.

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Latest news

NTGS will be presenting at the annual Mining the Territory Conference

15 Oct 2020

Virtual presentations highlighting new geoscience and exploration concepts in the Northern Territory, held from November 11 to 13.

NT wide gravity grids and map available for download

12 Oct 2020

Incorporating recently acquired data from regional ground gravity surveys, funded by Geoscience Australia's Exploring for the Future and the Northern Territory Government's Resourcing the Territory initiative.

Scientific drilling program commences in the Barkly Tableland, Northern Territory

17 Sep 2020

MinEx CRC has launched the first drilling program under the National Drilling Initiative in the East Tennant and South Nicholson areas in the Northern Territory.