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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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Geophysics and Drilling Collaborations grants program for greenfields exploration

The Geophysics and Drilling Collaborations program co-funds innovative industry exploration programs to encourage greenfields exploration across the Northern Territory. Round 13 successful recipients have now been announced.

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AGES 2020 proceedings and presentations

The Annual Geoscience Exploration Seminar (AGES) could not be held in 2020 due to COVID-19. The Proceedings volume and Presentations and posters volume are available online with contributions from NTGS, its partners and industry. AGES 2021 is now scheduled for 20 to 21 April 2021.

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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 presentations from the Mining the Territory virtual conference now available

16 Nov 2020

Download presentations highlighting new geoscience and exploration activity across the NT.

Important AGES 2021 announcement

09 Nov 2020

The Annual Geoscience Exploration Seminar (AGES) has been rescheduled to 20 - 21 April 2021 in Alice Springs.

The latest RTT posters, factsheets and maps are now available for download

28 Oct 2020

Highlighting current exploration, project development and mining information from across the Northern Territory.

Northern Territory mining production data and exploration expenditure for 2019/20 released

26 Oct 2020

Third highest value of mineral production ever recorded in the Northern Territory.

NTGS will be presenting at the annual Mining the Territory Conference.

15 Oct 2020

Virtual presentations highlighting new geoscience and exploration concepts in the Northern Territory, held from November 11 to 13.

NT wide gravity grids and map available for download

12 Oct 2020

Incorporating recently acquired data from regional ground gravity surveys, funded by Geoscience Australia's Exploring for the Future and the Resourcing the Territory initiative.

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