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 applications have now closed

Round 19 of the Geophysics and Drilling Collaborations program is under assessment. Successful and non-successful applicants will be notified in early June 2026.

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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

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.

Critical Minerals and Gold guide available in Japanese, Korean and Indonesian

26 May 2026

A complete guide to the Northern Territory's defined mineral resources and geological potential is fully translated in Indonesian, Japanese and Korean, and available to download.

Watch the AGES 2026 video presentations

15 May 2026

NTGS has released video presentations from the AGES 2026 conference, now available for online viewing. Watch NTGS, our research partners and industry present on the latest geoscience from across the Territory.

Minerals open-file geophysical data now downloadable via GEMIS

14 May 2026

NTGS is changing the way we deliver large data. All geophysical datasets associated with open-file mineral exploration company reports are now readily downloadable via GEMIS, with more than 3TB being added in past month.

Missed AGES 2026? Download the Conference Proceedings now

15 Apr 2026

Check out the NT Geological Survey's latest volume packed with new geoscience from across the Northern Territory. Download the Conference Proceedings, and Presentations and Posters.

Three regional-scale geophysical surveys planned for 2026

13 Apr 2026

NTGS will deliver the largest geophysical acquisition program ever undertaken in the NT, focused on completion of NT-wide 4km or less spaced ground gravity, and upgrading the magnetic and radiometric coverage of the NT.

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