Events and presentations

NT Resources Week, Darwin Convention Centre, 18 and 19 September 2024

NT Resources Week was held at the Darwin Convention Centre on 18 and 19 September 2024. NTGS presented in the Mining the Territory program, with representatives available to discuss projects, exploration grants and more.

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Annual Geoscience Exploration Seminar (AGES), Alice Springs, 16 and 17 April 2024

NTGS’s flagship event, AGES, was held at the Alice Springs Convention Centre on 16 and 17 April 2024.

AGES is a technical exploration conference with a range of talks from the NTGS, its research partners and the exploration industry. It presents a unique opportunity to network and discuss the latest in geoscience and exploration from across the Territory.

Download the AGES 2024 conference proceedings and AGES 2024 presentations and posters.

NT Resources Week, Darwin Convention Centre, 13 and 14 September 2023

NT Resources Week was held at the Darwin Convention Centre on 13 and 14 September 2023. NTGS presented in the Mining the Territory program, with representatives available to discuss projects, exploration grants and more.

Northern Australia's largest resources conference brings together key players from the resources industry across 3 conference streams, Mining the Territory, SEAAOC and the Environmental Management and Decarbonisation Forum. The event connects attendees in the mining, exploration, engineering, oil and gas, renewable energy, construction and environmental management sectors across northern Australia and South East Asia.

Download Ian Scrimgeour's presentation from the Mining the Territory program A new exploration boom for the Territory driven by critical minerals.

For more details, go to the NT Resources Week website.

Annual Geoscience Exploration Seminar (AGES), Alice Springs, 18 and 19 April 2023

NTGS’s flagship event, AGES, was held at the Alice Springs Convention Centre on 18 and 19 April.

AGES is a technical exploration conference with a range of talks from the NTGS, its research partners and the exploration industry. It presents a unique opportunity to network and discuss the latest in geoscience and exploration from across the Territory.

Download the AGES 2023 conference proceedings and AGES 2023 presentations and posters through GEMIS.

Central Australian Basins Symposium, 29 and 30 August 2022

NTGS was well represented at the fourth Central Australian Basins Symposium held in Darwin on 29 and 30 August. Highlights included NTGS presenting several presentations as part of the technical program; NTGS geologists hosting the pre-conference fieldtrip exploring some of the Top End's outcropping Palaeoproterozoic to Cretaceous basin sediments and underlying basement; and NTGS hosting the Beetaloo Sub-basin core viewing workshop at its Darwin Core Facility. NTGS presented in the technical program, with NTGS' Dr Amber Jarrett receiving the award for best presentation at the conference.

The 4 NTGS presentations are available to download:

Jarrett, A and Munson, T: Prospectivity of the world's oldest stacked petroleum systems

Close, D: The Territory's onshore basins: their role in driving the NT's prosperity

Verdel, C, Donnellan, N, Weishet, A, Edgoose, C: New insights into the stratigraphy, structure and architecture of the Amadeus Basin

Faris, P: Base metal mineralisation of the Rover field Northern Territory

NT Resources Week, 24 and 25 August 2022

The annual NT Resources Week is northern Australia’s largest resources industry based networking, conference and exhibition experience. NTGS presented in the Mining the Territory program.

Now in its 14th year, this joint event unites 3 of northern Australia’s foremost resource industry events: The South East Asia Australia Offshore and Onshore Conference (SEAAOC), Mining the Territory Conference and the Environmental Management and Logistics Forum.

Run in partnership with the NT Government, NT Resources Week is a leading meeting point for captains of industry in mining, exploration, engineering, oil and gas, constructions and environmental management across northern Australia and South East Asia. It was held at the Darwin Convention Centre on 24 and 25 August 2022.

Download the NTGS presentation:

Scrimgeour, I: The Territory's new exploration boom - highlights, trends and emerging opportunities PDF (2.8 MB).

To find out more, go to the NT Resources Week website.

Annual Geoscience Exploration Seminar (AGES), Alice Springs, 5 to 6 April 2022

NTGS’s flagship event AGES, was held at the Alice Springs Convention Centre from 5 to 6 April 2022, with the ice breaker on the evening of the 4 April. AGES is a technical exploration conference with a range of talks from the NTGS, its research partners and the exploration industry.

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NT Resources Week 2021, Darwin, 27 and 28 October 2021

The annual NT Resources Week is northern Australia’s largest resources industry based networking, conference and exhibition experience.

Now in its 13th year, this joint event unites three of northern Australia’s foremost resource industry events: The South East Asia Australia Offshore and Onshore Conference (SEAAOC), Mining the Territory Conference and the Environmental Management and Logistics Forum.

Run in partnership with the NT Government, NT Resources Week is a leading meeting point for captains of industry in mining, exploration, engineering, oil and gas, constructions and environmental management across northern Australia and South East Asia. It was held at the Darwin Convention Centre on 27 and 28 October 2021. The NT Geological Survey presented as part of the Mining the Territory program.

Download the NTGS presentation PDF (5.7 MB).

For more information visit the NT Resources Week 2021 website.

Annual Geoscience Exploration Seminar (AGES), Alice Springs, 20 and 21 April 2021

NTGS’s flagship event, AGES 2021, was held at the Alice Springs Convention Centre on 20 and 21 April, with over 260 participants in attendance. AGES is a technical exploration conference with a range of talks from the NTGS, its research partners and the exploration industry.

Download the AGES 2021 conference proceedings and AGES 2021 presentations and posters through GEMIS.

NT Resources Week, 11 to 13 November 2020

NTGS presented multiple presentations in the Mining the Territory program as part of NT Resources Week, held virtually from 11 to 13 November.

Download the following presentations:

• Mineral exploration in the NT in 2020 PDF (4.1 MB)
• Stimulating exploration through new geoscience under the Resourcing the Territory initiative PDF (6.0 MB)
• New Re-Os model age constraints on the timing of tungsten and copper mineralisation in the Warramunga Province PDF (4.8 MB)
• Tennant Creek and Rover: Geophysical exploration and available data PDF (3.9 MB).

AGES 2020, Alice Springs Convention Centre, 24 and 25 March 2020

NTGS's flagship event, the Annual Geoscience Exploration Seminar (AGES) could not be held in 2020 due to COVID-19. However, NTGS has released the AGES 2020 Proceedings volume, both online and in hard copy.

To download AGES 2020 publications go to the GEMIS website.

NT Resources Week Darwin Convention Centre, 4 and 5 September 2019

NTGS was represented in the exhibition and in the Mining the Territory technical program.

Read more about NT Resources Week.

Download the presentation. PDF (7.9 MB).

Katherine Regional Resources Conference, Katherine, 16 and 17 May 2019

NTGS provided a presentation on exploration and new geoscience in the greater Katherine region.

Download the presentation PDF (5.1 MB).

Minerals and Energy Business Lunch, Arafura Games Business Engagement Program, 30 April 2019

NTGS provided a briefing about the current state of the NT's minerals and energy sectors.

Download the presentation PDF (4.1 MB).

AGES 2019, Alice Springs, 19 and 20 March 2019

AGES is a technical exploration conference with a range of talks from the NTGS, its research partners and the exploration industry. AGES 2019 attracted 251 delegates, most of whom represented minerals and petroleum explorers and service providers.

To find out more about AGES 2019 conference publications go to the GEMIS website.

• proceedings volume
• presentations and posters
• individual papers.

International Mining and Resources Conference (IMARC), Sydney, 29 October to 31 October 2024

NTGS attended IMARC in Sydney. With more than 9,000 attendees featuring 6 concurrent conferences covering exploration, discovery and project developments, minerals processing, digital technology, and mining innovation, the huge program brings together more than 600 speakers across technical talks and panel discussions and more than 500 exhibitors.

Download the NTGS' presentation.

For more information, go to IMARC Global website.

Australian Energy Producers Conference and Exhibition (formerly APPEA), Perth, 20 to 23 May 2024

Representatives from NTGS and DITT attended AEP highlighting opportunities for oil and gas exploration and the latest in low emissions energy including CCSU and hydrogen in the NT.

Read more about AEP.

International Mining and Resources Conference (IMARC), Sydney, 31 October to 2 November 2023

NTGS attended IMARC in Sydney. Featuring 6 concurrent conferences covering exploration, discovery and project developments, minerals processing, digital technology, and mining innovation, the huge program brings together more than 340 technical talks, panel discussions and 470 exhibitors.

For more information, go to IMARC Global website.

Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association (APPEA) Oil and Gas Conference and Exhibition, Adelaide, 15 to 18 May 2023

Representatives from NTGS attended APPEA highlighting opportunities for oil and gas exploration in the NT.

Read more about APPEA.

Australiasian Exploration Geoscience Conference (AEGC), Brisbane, 13 to 18 March 2023

NTGS attended the 4th AECG, one of the leading conferences for petroleum, mineral and water resource industry in the region. Incorporating the ASEG-PESA International Geophysical Conference and Exhibition, and jointly hosted by the Australian Institute of Geoscientists (AIG), Australian Society of Exploration Geophysicists (ASEG), and Petroleum Exploration Society of Australia (PESA), this year's conference theme is Geoscience - Breaking New Ground.

For more information, go to the AECG website.

International Mining and Resources Conference (IMARC), Sydney, 2 to 4 November 2022

NTGS attended IMARC in Sydney. Featuring 6 concurrent conferences covering exploration, discovery and project developments, minerals processing, digital technology, and mining innovation, the huge program brings together more than 340 technical talks, panel discussions and 470 exhibitors.

For more information, go to IMARC Global website.

Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association (APPEA) Oil and Gas Conference and Exhibition, Brisbane, 16 to 19 May 2022

Representatives from NTGS were at APPEA  highlighting opportunities for oil and gas exploration in the NT. Dr Amber Jarrett presented a new exploration framework for the greater McArthur Basin.

The manuscript is available to download through GEMIS Petroleum supersystems in the greater McArthur Basin, Northern Territory, Australia: prospectivity of the world's oldest stacked systems with emphasis on the McArthur Supersystem.

Read more about APPEA.

Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association (APPEA) Oil and Gas Conference and Exhibition, Brisbane, 27 to 30 May 2019

The Department of Primary Industry and Resources participated in a NT Government booth highlighting upstream and downstream opportunities for gas and oil in the NT, and presented in the Exploration session.

Download the presentation PPTX (11.0 MB).

Read more about APPEA.

Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC), 3 to 6 March 2024

NTGS attended the PDAC 2024 convention. PDAC is the world's largest annual exploration-focussed investment event which attracts around 30,000 delegates, offering a wide range of opportunities for speakers and facilitators to share knowledge, strategies, new concepts, case studies and more. NTGS presented in the Australia Minerals Australia Program: Pre-competitive geoscience session:  WORLD’S BEST DATA PRODUCING THE WORLD’S BEST RECORD OF DISCOVERY.

Read more about PDAC and the Australia Presentation day program.

Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC), 5 to 8 March 2023

NTGS attended the PDAC 2023 convention. PDAC is the world's largest annual exploration-focussed investment event which attracts around 20,000 delegates, offering a wide range of opportunities for speakers and facilitators to share knowledge, strategies, new concepts, case studies and more. NTGS will be represented in the Australia Minerals Australia: Innovative mineral exploration and investment opportunities.

Read more about PDAC 2023.

Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC), March 2021

NTGS presented at the first virtually held PDAC 2021 convention. PDAC is the world's largest annual exploration-focussed investment event which attracts around 20,000 delegates. NTGS presented with Australia Minerals as part of the International Stage program on Tuesday 9 March 2021.

Read more about Australia Minerals International Stage program and PDAC 2021.

Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC), Toronto, March 2020

2020 PDAC convention was held in Toronto, Canada. PDAC is the world's largest annual exploration-focused investment event which attracts around 20,000 delegates. NTGS presented in the main program at PDAC and in the Australia Minerals seminar.

Download the NTGS presentation PPTX (17.5 MB) and the NTGS Australia Minerals seminar presentation PPTX (10.9 MB).

Read more about PDAC.

North American Prospector's Exhibition (NAPE), Houston, February 2020

The department was represented at the NAPE Summit exhibition in Houston, USA, in February 2020. The NT participated in activities to promote current and emerging investment opportunities in Australian oil and gas.

Download the NT presentation PPTX (17.8 MB).

Read more about NAPE.

Reaching South, Shenzhen, October 2019

A resources seminar was held in Shenzhen as part of a broader NT Government event to develop business links between the NT and Shenzhen (China).

Download the NTGS presentation PDF (6.4 MB).