DESERT KNOWLEDGE AUSTRALIA Current Issue

ALICE DRIVES FUTURE GRID

The way the town is powered is no exception. Arid and searingly hot, 1500 kilometres from the coast, and typically protected from the vagaries of extreme weather by virtue of its position in the geographical centre of the vast Australian continent, Alice Springs has only one commercially viable renewable energy resource: solar.  And...

Verdant Minerals NT Current Issue

AMMAROO READY TO HELP FEED THE WORLD

Verdant Minerals is working towards the development of the Ammaroo project, which is 200 kilometres south-east of Tennant Creek and, importantly, only 95 kilometres from the Darwin-to-Adelaide railway. The original development plan was for one million tonnes of phosphate rock – the “starting ingredient” for fertilisers – to be exported...

Northern Land Council Business

FIRING A NEW CARBON FUTURE

Aboriginal rangers and Indigenous students are melding modern science and traditional knowledge to care for their country. Their professionalism and know-how are now so widely recognised that they are able to sell carbon capture credits. Two imaginative programs – Caring for Country and Learning on Country – complement each other...

Gumatj Corporation Current Issue

GUMATJ PREPARE FOR A BRIGHT TOMORROW

That will mean the end of mining royalties and other payments to the Yolngu people, who anthropologists say have owned the land for more than 50,000 years. Traditional Owners are not sitting back and waiting for the worst – they are working hard to secure their future. As they say: “We have lived on this land for thousands of years –...

Annual Geoscience Exploration Seminar Business

BUSINESS BOOMS ON THE BARKLY

Emmerson Resources is an early mover in the region and has a commanding 1,700 square kilometres of tenements where it is applying new exploration technology to reinvigorate what historically was one of Australia’s highest-grade gold and copper fields. It has announced the discovery of thick, high-grade copper-gold at its Hermitage...

Adelaide River Off-Stream Water Storage Current Issue

SECURING OUR WATER SUPPLY

In the greater Darwin region, the majority of our water supply, around 85 percent, comes from the Darwin River Dam, which is operating at or above its sustainable supply level. The remaining 15 percent is provided through groundwater resources, which is also in limited supply. In other words, the supply is operating at its sustainable...

INPEX Current Issue

LARRAKIA RANGERS ARE CARING FOR COUNTRY

The INPEX-operated Ichthys LNG development recently committed $24 million to the program to help Aboriginal rangers manage and protect land and sea country in the Top End over the next two decades. INPEX General Manager Northern Territory Roland Houareau says Aboriginal rangers play a critical role in managing and protecting many beautiful and...

Energy Club NT Business

TO PROMOTE AND EDUCATE

We are a membership-based, non-for-profit, bipartisan organisation that provides a platform to connect the energy industry and stakeholders, initiate and sustain business relationships, support innovation, and share information and opportunities with our members. We support development across a diverse energy sector and foster collaboration...

Core Lithium Business

LITHIUM PROJECT SUPER CHARGED BY TESLA PARTNERSHIP

Core Lithium has signed a legally binding deal with US-based electric car manufacturer and clean energy company Tesla for the supply of lithium spodumene concentrate from the Finniss project,situated only 88 kilometres south of Darwin.  The mine will supply Tesla up to 110,000 tonnes of concentrate over four years from mid...

McArthur River Mine Current Issue

MRM LEADS WITH INDIGENOUS JOBS

As Geotechnical Technician trainees at Glencore’s McArthur River Mine (MRM), the organisation values their willingness to learn, along with their commitment and leadership to support the safe operations of the mine. Gavin and Melissa’s journey with McArthur River Mining forms part of the organisation’s Indigenous Employment Program,...

AUSTRALIAN EXPORTER OF THE YEAR AWARDS Issue 34

NATION ENJOYS OUR MONSOON

Monsoon Aquatics, a world-leading supplier of premium, hand-picked Australian coral and marine life, increased its sales by 35 percent in the last financial year and exports by 18 percent. The company was one of seven Northern Territory finalists that progressed to the national awards to compete against 89 finalists from around the...

Towards a zero-emmissions future Innovation

TERRITORY LEADS WAY TO NET- ZERO EMISSIONS FUTURE

Experts believe the storage and use of CO2 in the Territory will not only generate new industry sectors and economic development opportunities, but help attract investment in a gas-based manufacturing hub of global significance. And that in turn has the potential to create thousands of local jobs to transform the Territory and help the...