Mines and projects

Mines, projects and exploration

Discover information about mines and projects in the Northern Territory.

The Northern Territory (NT) is a major producer of manganese, bauxite, zinc-lead-silver and gold, and has significant past uranium production. The NT also contains significant deposits of copper, critical minerals (including lithium, rare earths, vanadium and tungsten), phosphate, iron ore and mineral sands, and has large resources of conventional and unconventional petroleum.

The links below provide current information on the status of operating mines, developing projects and exploration, including production rates, value of production, current JORC resources and recent exploration highlights. NTGS have revised its defined terms for mines, projects and exploration.

View the Mining developments report PDF (5.3 MB).

View the current major mines and projects map PDF (2.7 MB).