Gold
685 tonnes
13.34 tonnes
800 tonnes
$2.665 billion
Prospectivity
The Northern Territory has a long gold mining history dating back to the 1880's, and remains one of Australia's most prospective, but under developed regions for gold.
The Tanami Region has seen more than 10 million ounces of gold produced since 1986 and remains the Territory’s most significant gold producing province. Mineralisation in the Tanami is typically orogenic gold, with gold hosted in quartz and/or quartz-carbonate veins in folded carbonaceous siltstone, iron-rich sediments, turbidite, basalt or dolerite. The gold potential of the Tanami extends into the Aileron Province to the southeast with exploration targeting a range of mineralisation styles including orogenic shear-hosted gold, intrusion-related gold and iron oxide copper gold.
The Tanami region hosts Newmont's Tanami Operations, located 550km northwest of Alice Springs. It has produced >8 million ounces of gold, and remains the Territory’s largest gold operation, with remaining reserves of more than 5 million ounces. Mineralisation consists of high-grade Au-quartz veins in folded carbonaceous siltstone in the lower Dead Bullock Formation.
The Warramunga Province hosts the Tennant Creek and Rover mineral fields. Historic gold production from the Tennant Creek field totals more than 5 million ounces of gold. High-grade gold-copper-bismuth deposits hosted within magnetite and/or hematite-rich ironstone bodies in the Palaeoproterozoic Warramunga Formation are typical in the Tennant Creek mineral field and the undercover Rover mineral field, 70km to the southwest, beneath the overlying Wiso Basin. The Nobles Gold Mine recommenced operations in the historic Tennant Creek mineral field in June 2025 with resource base of >1Moz gold. Tennant Creek is re-emerging as a key mining district in the Northern Territory. Historic production from the Tennant Creek field totals more than 5 Moz of gold, approximately 470 000t of copper and more than 21 000t of bismuth, with selenium also produced as a by -product.
Substantial exploration commenced in 2021 for undercover gold and copper-gold mineralisation in undercover extensions of the Tennant Creek mineral field in the Barkly Tableland east of Tennant Creek, after significant investment in pre-competitive data acquisition by Geoscience Australia's EFTF, MinEx CRC and NTGS.
The Pine Creek Orogen has a 150 year history of gold mining with more than 4 million ounces of gold produced and nearly 18 Moz in remaining gold resources. Most deposits are orogenic gold deposits in the Palaeoproterozoic Cosmo Supergroup, with gold most commonly hosted in-quartz veins, lodes, sheeted veins, stockworks and saddle reefs, with some gold also hosted within iron-rich sediments. Gold also occurs with zinc and silver associated with volcanic-associated massive sulphide deposits.
A number of gold projects in the Pine Creek Orogen are well advanced towards potential production, including a high-grade underground project at Toms Gully, the 8 million ounce Mount Todd gold project near Katherine, and the polymetallic Hayes Creek project.
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Mines and projects
Tanami Operations - Newmont Corporation
Newmont's Tanami Operations is located 550km northwest of Alice Springs and commenced mining in 1986. Mineralisation consists of high-grade Au-quartz veins in folded carbonaceous siltstone in the lower Dead Bullock Formation. The Tanami Operation are currently subject to a major expansion through the addition of a 1460 m shaft and associated infrastructure. This expansion project is expected to unlock approximately 600 000 oz of gold per annum from 2027, positioning it as Australia's second-largest gold mine (after Boddington).
Nobles Gold Operation - Tennant Mines
After a 20-year hiatus, gold production in the Tennant Creek region recommenced in 2025, with the opening of the Nobles Gold Mine by Tennant Mines. Tennant Mines is advancing a pipeline of projects across the Tennant Creek field with potential to support more than 15 years of operations. Tennant Mines produced an estimated 34 000 oz in FY2026, from the Weabers Find, Rising Sun and Nobles deposits, with the historical Crown Pillar Stockpile, giving a head grade of 1.5 g/t Au. Forecast production for FY27 is 48–52 Koz Au. New production is expected from the Golden Forty deposit beginning Q4 of 2026. In July 2026, White Devil gold deposit was approved to commence mining activities, with production to commence by Q4 2026.
| Region | Name | Annual Production | Resource | Company |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tanami Region | Tanami Operations | 391 000 ounces Au (Newmont Q1 Report 2026) | 102.5 Mt @ 3.01 g/t Au | Newmont Corporation |
| Warramunga Province | Nobles | 15 560 oz Au H2 2025. Guidance for H1 2026 is 30 000 oz | 27.54 Mt @ 2.01 g/t Au (global resource) | Tennant Mines |
Agnico Eagle have a large land holding in the Pine Creek region with a number of advanced exploration projects (Pine Creek, Cosmo-Howley, Maud Creek). Agnico Eagle's current scenario analysis is focused on developing a decade-long sustainable ore supply from multiple sources to the Union Reefs processing facility with a potential upgrade of the processing facility to treat refractory ores. Reference for Pine Creek as _AEM News Release Q4 2025 - Exploration (Agnico exploration plans 2026).
| Region | Name | Resource | Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Creek Orogen | Union Reefs/Cosmo Howley | 40.1 Mt @ 2.29 g/t Au (Agnico NT Global Resource) | Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd |
| Region | Name | Resource | Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warramunga Province | White Devil | 4.7 Mt @ 4.1g/t Au (included in Nobles Gold Operation) | Tennant Mines |
| Pine Creek Orogen | Mount Bundy | 158 Mt @ 0.68 g/t Au (includes 126Mt @ 0.56 g/t Au from Rustlers Roost, 29 Mt @ 0.66 g/t Au from Quest 29 and 3Mt @ 5.67 g/t Au from Toms Gully) | Primary Gold Pty Ltd |
| Region | Name | Resource | Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aileron Province | Jervois | 27.45Mt @ 1.87% Cu, 25.3g/t Ag, 0.24g/t Au | KGL Resources Ltd |
| Pine Creek Orogen | Spring Hill | 43.6 Mt @ 1.1 g/t Au | PC Gold Ltd |
| Mount Todd | 397.53 Mt @ 0.83 g/t Au | Vista Gold Corporation | |
| Fountain Head | 2.0 Mt @ 1.5 g/t Au (Fountain Head) 2.1 Mt @ 1.2 g/t gold (Glencoe) 940 kt @ 2.0 g/t gold (Tally Ho) 681 kt @ 2.2 g/t Au (Mount Porter) | Patronus Resources Ltd |
| Region | Name | Resource | Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Creek Orogen | Brocks Creek | 4.2Mt @ 0.75 g/t Au (Woolwonga Mineralised Waste) 10.9 Mt @ 0.9 g/t Au (Woolwonga Hard Rock) 20.1 Mt @ 0.9 g/t Au (Brocks Creek Hard Rock) excl. Rising Tide & Zapopan deposits | Bacchus Resources Pty Ltd |
| Warramunga Province | Rover 1 | 7.86 Mt @ 1.35 g/t Au, 1.24% Cu, 0.07% Co, 0.11% Bi, 23.97% magnetite | Castile Resources Ltd |
| Region | Name | Resource | Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Creek Orogen | Mount Porter | 0.68 Mt @ 2.2 g/t Au | Patronus Resources Ltd |
| Hayes Creek | 4.1 Mt @ 4.35% Zn, 1.81 g/t Au, 124 g/t Ag, 0.91% Pb, 0.25% Cu | ||
| Maud Creek | 8.47 Mt @ 3.2 g/t Au (included in Agnico NT) | Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd | |
| Tanami Region | Buccaneer | 9.2 Mt @ 1.2 g/t Au | Prodigy Gold NL |
| Old Pirate | 0.76 Mt @ 4.7 g/t Au | ||
| Hyperion | 9.8 Mt @ 1.4 g/t Au | ||
| Oberon | Included in Tanami Operations total Mineral Resource | Newmont Corporation | |
| Central Tanami Project | 31 Mt @ 2.8 g/t Au | Central Tanami Project JV | |
| Warramunga Province | Chariot | 0.56 Mt @ 7.8 g/t Au (included in Nobles Gold Operation) | Tennant Mines |
| Eldorado | 0.445 Mt @ 4.9 g/t Au (included in Nobles Gold Operation) | ||
| Mauretania | 0.26 Mt @ 3.5 g/t Au (included in Nobles Gold Operation) | ||
| Golden Forty | 0.935 Mt @ 4.5 g/t Au (included in Nobles Gold Operation) | ||
| Warrego | 16.5Mt @ 1.3% Cu, 1.1g/t Au | ||
| Juno | 1.3 Mt @ 4.4 g/t Au (included in Nobles Gold Operation) | ||
| Orlando | 5.678 Mt @ 1.11% Cu, 1.73 g/t Au, 4.01 g/t Ag, 0.07% Bi | CuFe Ltd | |
| Gecko | 17.73 Mt @ 1.92% Cu, 0.40 g/t Au, 3.78 g/t Ag, 0.07% Bi | ||
| Bluebird | 1.58 Mt @ 1.3% Cu, 1.04 g/t Au, 2.67 g/t Ag, 839g/t Bi | Tennant Minerals Ltd |
| Region | Name | Resource | Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aileron Province | Johnnies Reward | 2.2 Mt @ 0.4% Cu, 0.7 g/t Au | Aureus Mining Ltd |
| Pine Creek Orogen | Esmeralda | 0.7 Mt @ 2.18 g/t Au (included in Agnico NT) | Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd |
| Moline | 0.34 Mt @ 2.4 g/t Au | Sovereign Metallurgical Pty Ltd | |
| Bridge Creek | 2.7 Mt @ 1.08 g/t Au | Far Northern Resources | |
| Ios | 0.5 Mt @ 1.49 g/t Au | ||
| Tanami Region | Tregony | 2.01 Mt @ 1.2 g/t Au | Prodigy Gold NL |
| Warramunga Province | Westminster | 0.11 Mt @ 25.6 g/t Au | Truscott Mining Corporation Ltd |
| Region | Name | Exploration results | Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aileron Province | Sabre | 36 m @ 5.60 g/t Au, 1.2% Sb, including 8 m @ 13.41 g/t Au and 1.9% Sb and 2 m @ 8.30 g/t Au and 7.8% Sb, 12 m @ 4.11 g/t Au | iTech Minerals Ltd |
| Falchion | 14 m @ 6.31 g/t A, 9 m @ 2.51 g/t Au | ||
| Davenport Province | Kurundi | 7 m @ 5.8 g/t Au, 7 m @ 6.35 g/t Au | King River Resources Ltd |
| Pine Creek Orogen | Spring Hill | 25 m @ 36.83 g/t Au 9.5 m @ 3.04 g/t Au 22 m @ 2.6 g/t Au 17.5 m @ 1.69 g/t Au 31 m @ 1.92 g/t Au | PC Gold Ltd |
| Fountain Head | Glencoe: 1 m @ 28.33 g/t Au, 3 m @ 4.17 g/t Au; Tally Ho: 2.61 m @ 6.38 g/t Au | Patronus Resources Ltd | |
| Davies No. 2 | 10 m @ 2.05 g/t Au, 2 m @ 6.03 g/t Au | ||
| Mount Todd | Batman North: 57.5 m @ 1.17 g/t Au, 9.4 m @ 3.35 g/t Au South Lode Cross: 20. 8 m @ 1.96 g/t Au | Vista Gold Corporation | |
| Bridge Creek | 11 m @ 3.07 g/t Au, 3 m @ 36.82 g/t Au | Far Northern Resources | |
| Tanami Region | Central Tanami Project | Groundrush: 2 m @ 20.02 g/t Au Jims: 22.58 m @ 3.5 g/t Au, 4 m @ 29.12 g/t Au Defa: 12 m @ 2.88 g/t Au, 2 m @ 5.27 g/t Au | Central Tanami Project JV |
| Hyperion | Seuss: 42.5 m @ 1.2 g/t Au , 9 m @ 4.3 g/t Au Hyperion: 12 m @ 4.6 g/t Au Tethys: 5 m @ 2.3 g/t Au | Prodigy Gold NL | |
| Tregony | 21 m @ 4.4 g/t Au, 7 m @ 14.1 g/t Au | ||
| Warramunga Province | White Devil | 33 m @ 5.1 g/t Au, 5 m @ 6.78 g/t Au, 15 m @ 5.64 g/t Au | Tennant Mines |
| Bluebird | 18 m @ 4.0 g/t Au, 1.9% Cu, 0.9% Bi | Tennant Minerals Ltd |
More information
- Gold Deposits of the Northern Territory, NTGS Report 11, 2009.
- Schmeider et al, 2018. Newmont Tanami Operations: Multiple new discoveries supporting transformational growth in a mature mining camp. AGES 2018 Proceedings Volume.
- Greenberger and Edwards, 2018. Discovery of the Lantern deposit, the next chapter for the Pine Creek gold province. AGES 2018 Proceedings Volume.
- Cuison et al 2014. An integrated geological model for Tennant Creek style Au-Bi-Cu mineralisation. AGES 2014. Record of Abstracts.
- Wygralak et al 2005. Gold mineral system of the Tanami Region. NTGS Report 18.
- Search GEMIS for other NTGS reports on gold.
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