Nickel

The Territory is prospective yet underexplored for nickel, which is a critical battery metal.

Prospectivity

The Territory is prospective but underexplored for nickel. The only defined resources are in the polymetallic Browns resource in the Pine Creek Orogen, and a small resource at the Stanton Co-Cu-Ni deposit.

There is considerable potential for nickel sulphide deposits in the Aileron and Irindina provinces. While the region remains effectively unexplored for nickel, a number of prospects have been identified with numerous generations of mafic and ultramafic intrusions considered fertile for nickel mineralisation. Feeders to the widespread flood basalts of the Kalkarindji Province are also a prospective exploration target.

Projects

JORC resources

Province	Deposit	Resource	Company
Pine Creek Orogen	Browns Oxide	9.4 Mt @ 0.82% Cu, 0.14% Co, 0.14% Ni	Northern Territories Resources Pty Ltd
Pine Creek Orogen	Browns Sulphide	45.1 Mt @ 0.35% Cu, 3.74% Pb, 0.73% Zn, 0.09% Co, 0.07% Ni	Northern Territories Resources Pty Ltd
McArthur Basin	Stanton	0.94 Mt @ 0.13% Co, 0.12% Cu, 0.061% Ni	NT Minerals Ltd