Lithium-focused aspirant Core Exploration has returned significant high-grade assay results from the Grants prospect at the Finniss lithium project near Darwin in the Northern Territory.
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Newcrest expands exploration partnership with Encounter
Newcrest Mining has extended its project generation alliance with Encounter Resources by 12 months.
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Laramide to acquire uranium asset from Rio Tinto
Canadian uranium company Laramide Resources has made a deal with Rio Tinto to acquire the Murphy uranium tenements in the Northern Territory.
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Hotspots for mining jobs
Optimism for job seekers in Australia's mining industry has gradually increased for around two years now. The rising buoyancy has been reflected in research by recruitment agency Hays.
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Qteq secures NT jobs with expansion contract
Following on from the acquisition of Surtech Systems and WellServ announced in May, georesources-focused Qteq has secured a contract for environmental logging in the Northern Territory.
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WA to receive short-term funding to cushion inequitable GST distribution
Western Australia has been pushing for a Productivity Commission inquiry into the GST distribution system, which positions WA as the only state to receive less than 70 cents — and eventually 30 cents — per person per dollar of GST in distributions.
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Newcrest gold hunt in northern Australia continues
Newcrest Mining has signed a farm-in agreement with Prodigy Gold over the Euro gold project in the Tanami region of the Northern Territory.
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Alliance to develop Tennant Creek processing hub
Emmerson Resources has formed a strategic alliance with Territory Resources that will lead to the development of a processing hub to support small mines near Tennant Creek in the Northern Territory.
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Evolution JV restructure gets green light
Evolution Mining and Emmerson Resources will move forward with the proposed restructure of their joint venture in the Northern Territory.
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TNG receives federal approval for Mount Peake vanadium project
TNG has been granted environmental approval for the mine site at its Mount Peake vanadium-titanium-iron project, 230km from Alice Springs in the Northern Territory.
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NT’s Beetaloo Sub-basin to be assessed for gas potential
The Beetaloo Sub-basin in the Northern Territory has been selected as the third and final region to be assessed by the Geological and Bioregional Assessment Program, a decision made following the move to lift the territory’s moratorium on hydraulic fracturing.
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Proposed Northern Territory mining royalty hike ‘an absolute disaster’
Northern Territory Treasurer Nicole Manison has revealed state budget plans to introduce increased royalties on the mining industry, a situation the chief executive officer (CEO) of the Association of Mining and Exploration Companies (AMEC) has called “an absolute disaster for the Northern Territory economy”.
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Northern Territory fracking ban lifted
The Northern Territory has ended its ban on fracking. Chief Minister Michael Gunner today announced the NT Government had accepted all 135 recommendations of an independent fracking inquiry.
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Minotaur forms JV with Andromeda for Rover copper-gold project in NT
Andromeda Metals and Minotaur Exploration have announced they will form a joint venture for $5 million in exploration funding at Andromeda's 100 per cent-owned Rover copper-gold project in Tennant Creek, Northern Territory.
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McMahon-Clough JV to deliver EPC services at Mount Peake
TNG has formed a partnership with McMahon Services and Clough to provide engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) services at the Mount Peake vanadium-titanium-iron project in the Northern Territory.
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Public fallout
Australia has always been famously shy of nuclear power and construction of plants is prohibited to this day.
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Vimy to acquire Cameco’s Alligator River uranium project
Uranium developer Vimy Resources has secured a deal to acquire the Alligator River project in the Northern Territory from Canada’s Cameco.
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Evolution-Emmerson plan restructure of Tennant Creek JV
Evolution Mining and Emmerson Resources are set to restructure their Tennant Creek Mineral Field (TCMF) joint venture in the Northern Territory.
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NT iron ore mine set for a revival
The Roper Bar iron ore mine in the Northern Territory has been cleared to restart under new ownership almost three years after it was closed.
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Zenith to energise Newmont’s Tanami gold mine
Zenith Energy has executed a power purchase agreement (PPA) to build, own and operate a 62MW power station for Newmont Mining’s Tanami gold mine in the Northern Territory.
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