Resourcing the Territory

Supporting resource exploration in the Northern Territory

Resourcing the Territory is a $9.5 million per annum ongoing program supporting mineral and petroleum exploration and development in the Territory through a range of geoscience and exploration stimulus programs.

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Exploration grants recipients have been announced

Successful recipients for Round 19 of the Geophysics and Drilling Collaborations program have been announced. Fieldwork acquisition for programs should kick off soon.

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Critical Minerals and Gold guide for 2026 is now available in Indonesian, Japanese and Korean

Fully translated, the guide highlights defined resources for 21 globally recognised critical minerals. For first time it also includes gold, making it a comprehensive inventory of the Territory's mineral potential. Download the guide now.

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Find out about the Beetaloo Sub-basin

The Territory’s globally significant shale gas play hosts 7.1 TCF of contingent gas resources and is progressing toward pilot production by the end of 2026. Find out about it's geology, resources and recent activity.

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Missed AGES 2026? Watch the video presentations

Find out all the latest geoscience delivered at AGES 2026 by watching the video presentations or downloading the Conference Proceedings, Presentations and Posters now.

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Download the latest Resourcing the Territory commodity factsheets and posters

For the latest on developing mining projects and exploration, download the commodity factsheets, maps and reports updated tri-annually.

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Latest news

Second Edition BLOODS RANGE 1:250 000 Mapsheet and Explanatory notes released

11 Aug 2026

The BLOODS RANGE mapsheet and explanatory notes provide new insights into an underexplored part of the west Amadeus Basin and northern Musgrave Province.

Interpretation-ready seismic data released for the greater McArthur Basin

23 Jul 2026

A new NTGS Digital Information Package DIP 047: Interpretation-ready Kingdom seismic project - greater McArthur Basin including Beetaloo Sub-basin is available to download.

Explore the Territory's energy opportunities

23 Jul 2026

Check out the newly refreshed Energy pages on the Resourcing the Territory website. With improved navigation and a streamlined layout, it's now even easier to explore the Northern Territory's energy opportunities.

Latest Mining Developments in the NT report is available

22 Jul 2026

NTGS has released the latest Mining Developments in the Northern Territory report capturing the latest updates from across the Northern Territory’s mining industry.

Territory launches one of its largest regional-scale geophysics programs

21 Jul 2026

NTGS commences two major airborne magnetic and radiometric surveys covering almost 47,000 km² to deliver modern, high-resolution geoscience data across the western Top End.

Record $4 million awarded in exploration grants

09 Jun 2026

Round 19 of the Geophysics and Drilling Collaborations (GDC) program will support 34 projects from 26 companies to undertake drilling, geophysical and geochemical programs across the Northern Territory.

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