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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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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

AGES 2025 Presentations and Posters Record now available for download

13 May 2025

New release – NTGS Record 2025-002: Annual Geoscience Exploration Seminar (AGES) Presentations and Posters

Applications for exploration grants closing soon

24 Apr 2025

Applications for round 18 of the Geophysics and Drilling Collaborations program are closing 5pm ACST Monday 28th April. Apply now through GRANTSNT!

New OPEN FILE reports and data available from recent co-funded projects

16 Apr 2025

Check out the latest results and data from completed projects under round 17 co-funded Geophysics and Drilling Collaborations program.

AGES 2025 Conference Proceedings are available to download

16 Apr 2025

Could not make it to AGES 2025? Download the Conference Proceedings for all the latest geoscience from industry, our partners and NTGS.

Less than three weeks till AGES 2025

20 Mar 2025

AGES 2025 will be held on 8-9 April 2025 in Alice Springs. Whether you are already exploring in the Territory or looking for new opportunities to get involved in the Territory's exploration sector, AGES is not to be missed!