Round 17 successful projects

Forty-one projects from 29 companies have been awarded co-funding for round 17.

The projects will be completed within the 2024/25 financial year. Upon completion of the projects, a report on the work undertaken is submitted to the Northern Territory Geological Survey. The report and data become publicly accessible 6 months from the completion of the field work, or on the 1 August 2025 (whichever is earlier).

OPEN FILE data can be accessed through our interactive exploration grants map and through GEMIS.

Round 17 successful projects map PDF (760.0 KB)

Round 17 projects

Greenfields drilling

Applicant	Project	Tenement
ALLIGATOR ENERGY LTD	Nabarlek North RC	EL31480, EL29992, EL28389
BARKLY OPERATIONS PTY LTD	Barkly Project	EL33588
BARKLY OPERATIONS PTY LTD	Georgina Project	EL32109
CASTILE RESOURCES LTD	Rover Project - Pathfinder 25	EL24541
INCA MINERALS LTD	Jean Elson (Kestrel)	EL32486
INVESTIGATOR RESOURCES LTD	Mt Sainthill RC Drilling	EL22349
LITCHFIELD MINERALS PTY LTD	Patmungala Magnetic Target	EL31305
MANGUSTA MINERALS PTY LTD	Fenton South	EL32886
RIDGE MINERALS LTD	Buchannan IOCG Targets	EL32497
STOCKTON MINING PTY LTD	Dev22-03	EL28325
TIVAN LTD	Aileron Prospect	EL33099
URO CORPORATION PTY LTD	Wilson’s Find RC Drilling	EL33575

Brownfields diamond drilling

Applicant	Project	Tenement
COPPEROZ PTY LTD	Vesper	EL31475
CORE LITHIUM LTD	Lees-Carlton ANT target	EL30015
DEVEX RESOURCES LTD	U40 Prospect drilling	EL10176
LAGOON CREEK RESOURCES PTY LTD	Southern Comfort U and Critical Minerals Project	EL23573
LITCHFIELD MINERALS PTY LTD	Silver King and Copper Flats drilling	EL31305
NORTHERN STAR RESOURCES LTD	Galifrey Diamond Drilling	EL26926
PNX METALS LTD	Thunderball Diamond Drilling	EL23431
TENNANT MINERALS LTD	Perseverance West	EL28620

Regional-scale geophysics

Applicant	Project	Tenement
ALLIGATOR ENERGY LTD	Nabarlek North MAG/RAD	EL31480, EL29991, EL28389, EL29992, EL28390, EL29993
DEVEX RESOURCES LTD	Murphy West	EL32473, EL32474, EL32453, EL32454, EL32456, EL32881, EL32865
ENCOUNTER RESOURCES LTD	Maryfield Gravity	EL32727, EL32728
IGO LTD	Gidyea Bore Helitem Survey	EL32771, EL32781, EL32779
IGO LTD	Mount Solitaire Helitem	ELA31864, ELA32343
KNOX RESOURCES PTY LTD	EL32282 VTEM Survey	EL32282
NORTHERN STAR RESOURCES LTD	Gamma East Gravity Survey	EL32149
REDBANK OPERATIONS PTY LTD	Sly Gap AGG	EL32324, EL32325, EL32715
TOP END ENERGY LTD	Walton AGG Survey	EP153
TREK METALS LTD	McEwen Hills	EL33191

Innovative targeting

Applicant	Project	Tenement
CORE LITHIUM LTD	Ringing Rocks Gravity	EL31058, EL31145
EASTERN METALS LTD	Arunta - IP Survey	EL23186, EL28615, EL32027
ENCOUNTER RESOURCES LTD	Sandover Passive Seismic and MT	EL33060, EL32421, EL32374
GREENVALE ENERGY LTD	Wild Horse Seismic Line	EP145
LAGOON CREEK RESOURCES PTY LTD	Crystal Hill GAIP Survey	EL9319
RED METAL LTD	Brunette Downs	EL32708, EL32709, EL32710, EL32714
TIVAN LTD	Aileron Geophysics	EL33099
TOP END ENERGY LTD	Walton Soil Gas Sampling	EP153

Advancing critical minerals

Applicant	Project	Tenement
CORE LITHIUM LTD	REE potential at Barrow Creek	EL31058
TENNANT CONSOLIDATED MINING GROUP PTY LTD	New Critical Mineral Analysis - TCMG	ML30888, MLC578, MLC579, MLC512, MLC539, MLC688
TRANSITION MINERALS LTD	Barkly Rare Earths	EL32450, EL32451, EL32452, EL32453, EL32454, EL32455, EL32456, EL32472 EL32473, EL32474

Last updated:

11 June 2024