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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Missed AGES? Download the Conference Proceedings

The AGES 2025 Conference Proceedings is available to download through GEMIS.

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Geophysics and Drilling Collaborations round 18

Applications for Round 18 have closed. Successful recipients will be announced in early June 2025.

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Check out the new Critical Minerals guide for 2025

The Territory has defined resources for 17 globally recognised critical minerals. Find out more about the inventory of mineral resources and critical minerals projects in the development pipeline.

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Geoscience from the frontier Birrindudu Basin

Check out the latest releases from NTGS and its partners across the underexplored Birrinidudu Basin. Find out more about its resource potential.

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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

Missed AGES 2025? Watch the video presentations to discover the highlights

18 Jun 2025

The Annual Geoscience Exploration Seminar (AGES) 2025 is a technical conference designed to share new geoscience to support mineral and energy exploration across the Northern Territory. Watch the 2025 video presentations, by NTGS, collaborators and industry.

Exploration grants awarded to advance geological knowledge and resource development in the Territory

11 Jun 2025

The Northern Territory Government has awarded $3.9 million (GST-inclusive) in co-funding grants to 38 projects across the NT as part of Round 18 of the Geophysics and Drilling Collaborations (GDC) program. This round will support 30 companies, including 11 first-time recipients.

New release: Huckitta 1:250 000 geological map series

02 Jun 2025

The latest NT Geological Survey map series release reveals new insights into the highly prospective eastern Aileron Province and Irindina Province of the Northern Territory. Find out more about the geological map, GIS and explanatory notes.

Nobles Nob begins gold production

02 Jun 2025

The opening of Tennant Mining's Nobles Nob gold plant in Tennant Creek marks a significant milestone in the revitalisation of gold mining in the Northern Territory.