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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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AGES 2025 - registrations are now open

AGES will be held in Alice Springs on 8 to 9 April 2025. Register now and book accommodation early to secure a spot.

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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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Geophysics and Drilling Collaborations round 17

Round 17 of the Geophysics and Drilling Collaborations program supports co-funding for a record 41 projects.

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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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Critical Minerals of the Northern Territory 2024

The Territory has defined resources for 17 globally recognised critical minerals, including graphite and gallium following recent discoveries. Download the updated guide for 2024.

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Latest news

Enhanced gravity coverage boosts exploration potential in the Pine Creek region

20 Dec 2024

NTGS is progressively releasing preliminary ground gravity data for the NTGS Pine Creek Ground Gravity Survey. The survey covers 40 000 km2 of highly prospective polymetallic terrain.

AGES 2025 registrations are now open

06 Dec 2024

The NT's premier exploration event is open for registrations. AGES will be held in Alice Springs on 8 to 9 April 2025. Book for the technical conference, dinner, Greater McArthur Basin Special Session and workshops now.

Improved access to geochemical data from Industry reports archive

05 Dec 2024

NTGS' latest biannual update of Northern Territory Drilling and Geochemical Datasets (DIP001) introduces significant enhancements to available industry geochemical data, focussing on improved accessibility and usability of the industry collected data to support exploration success in the Territory.

New legacy exploration data available on STRIKE over the Top End

25 Nov 2024

Legacy data capture is now complete over the Darwin 1:250 000 map sheet. Additional data from close to 200 company reports, including 2350 drillhole, 21,810 down-hole geochemical samples and 21,960 surface samples is available to download from STRIKE.

Reinvigorating prospectivity for geothermal power generation in the Northern Territory

11 Nov 2024

NTGS release a collaborative study with Hot Dry Rocks Pty Ltd on the prospectivity for geothermal power generation in the Northern Territory.

Geological storage potential of the Territory's onshore basins

05 Nov 2024

NTGS release a collaborative study with CSIRO on the geological storage potential for carbon dioxide, hydrogen and compressed air across the Northern Territory’s onshore basins.

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