The Northern Territory currently has seven major operating mines, with at least five smaller mines in operation, and other mines in care and maintenance.
The combined production value of these operations, including extractive operations, in 2018-19 totalled $4.92 billion.
Major operating mines
The six major operating mines in the Northern Territory are:
Smaller operating mines in the Northern Territory include the:
Edna Beryl gold mine near Tennant Creek
Dhupuma Plateau bauxite mine near Gove
Sill 80 ilmenite mine in the Roper region
Harts Range garnet sand mine in Central Australia.
The Roper Bar iron ore mine in the Roper region (Nathan River Resources), the Cosmo Mine (Kirkland Lake Gold Ltd) and Merlin diamond mine in the McArthur Basin are in care and maintenance, but have the potential to resume operations in the short to medium term.
More information on individual operations can be found within the descriptions of individual commodities.
