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Minerals

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The Northern Territory is rich in mineral commodities and is a long-standing resources supplier to world markets.

The Territory’s strengths are on non-ferrous metals, critical minerals and precious metals.

Why the Territory

  • Strong minerals prospectivity
  • Globally competitive solar irradiance supporting green energy powers refining and processing
  • Closest Australian port to major training partners with bulk minerals loader.

Potential applications of the Territory’s critical minerals

Renewable energy

Zinc

Aluminium

Manganese

Rare earth elements

Cobalt

Nickel

Copper

Silicon

Germanium

Silicon

Electric vehicles

Lithium

Manganese

Cobalt

Rare earth elements

Nickel

Copper

Carbon

Energy storage

Lithium

Manganese

Zinc

Aluminium

Nickel

Phosphate

Vanadium

Cobalt

Carbon

High tech industries and electronics

Lithium

Aluminium

Rare earth elements

Tungsten

Cobalt

Copper

Magnesium

Antimony

Germanium

Nobium

Scandium

Tantalum

Platinum group elements

Silicon

  • Producing in the NT
  • Defined resources in the NT
  • Emerging potential in the NT

Find out more

Resourcing the Territory

Resourcing the Territory program is a program to fund and support resources exploration in the Territory.

Critical minerals in the Territory 2024

Download the Territory Critical Minerals Prospectus.

Online geoscience information systems

Access a range of geoscience information systems.

Department of Industry, Tourism and Trade

Minerals and energy titles, exploration, geoscience information, mining authorisations, reporting and laws.

Australian critical minerals prospectus (PDF)

Details for advanced critical minerals projects in the Territory.

Northern Territory Resources

Find out how the Territory’s mining and resources sector is underpinned by a world-class regulatory regime.