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Supporting resource exploration in the Northern Territory

The $26 million Resourcing the Territory initiative includes a range of geoscience and exploration stimulus programs designed to support mineral and petroleum exploration and development in the Territory.

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Northern Territory SEEBASE® and GIS

A Territory wide flagship pre-competitive geoscience product aimed at supporting exploration for petroleum, minerals and geothermal energy.

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AGES 2021 - Conference proceedings available

The Annual Geoscience Exploration Seminar (AGES) was held in Alice Springs on 20-21 April. The conference proceedings, presentations and posters are now available through GEMIS.

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Geophysics and Drilling Collaborations grants program

The Geophysics and Drilling Collaborations program co-funds innovative industry exploration programs in underexplored areas across the Northern Territory. Successful recipients for round 14 have now been announced.

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New data and publications released under Resourcing the Territory

For the latest data, products and publications from NTGS and its collaborative partners, visit our new Data and Publications page.

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World-class resource and reserves in the Northern Territory

The Northern Territory hosts some of Australia's largest deposits of manganese, zinc, uranium, gold, bauxite and phosphate, emerging copper and critical mineral projects and globally significant shale gas potential.

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Latest news

NTGS releases processed HyLogger data for Carrara 1

02 Jun 2021

The 1,750 metre Carrara 1 hole was drilled under the National Drilling Initiative (NDI) South Nicholson campaign.

Exploration grants announced for the Geophysics and Drilling Collaborations program

02 Jun 2021

Eighteen projects from fifteen companies have been awarded co-funding for round 14.

NTGS releases interpreted hyperspectral data from the National Drilling Initiative East Tennant campaign

19 May 2021

HyLogger data reports are now available for drillholes NDIBK07 and NDIBK10.

Significant increase in available data on shale units of the greater McArthur Basin

30 Apr 2021

NTGS releases an updated DIP014 with a 25% overall increase in the number of analysed samples.

Preliminary findings support resource potential of the South Nicholson Basin

29 Apr 2021

The first data from the National Drilling Initiative’s Carrara 1 deep stratigraphic drill hole is now available through the MinEx CRC and Geoscience Australia portals.

Explorations grants close in less than one week

28 Apr 2021

The Geophysics and Drilling Collaborations program co-funds exploration in under-explored areas of the Territory. Applications for round 14 close on Tuesday 4th May. Apply now through GrantsNT.

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