Annual Geoscience Exploration Seminar Business

READY TO GO

The project is being developed by Arafura Resources. The company’s NT manager Brian Fowler says the interest in Nolans was significant – “probably the best ever”. Arafura Resources is concentrating on negotiating binding sales agreements and attracting enough investment to build and operate the mine. Nolans, which is 135...

McArthur River Mining Business

FINEST TEAM IN THE GULF

For the operation’s Emergency Response Team this couldn’t be truer. McArthur River Mining’s Emergency Response Team (ERT) is made up of 40 trained men and women in charge of providing emergency response and rescue for the remote mine site and wider community. The members are part of the team in addition to their normal roles on site...

INPEX Business

INPEX legacy asset lives on as world-class quarantine facility

But that’s exactly what happened in February 2020 – less than a year after INPEX had transferred ownership of the facility to the NT Government at a peppercorn rate. “Obviously, when the accommodation village opened, we had no idea that in a few short years it would play an important role as a quarantine facility,” says INPEX...

INPEX Business

SALUTING WOMEN IN RESOURCES

The organisation has grown since its incorporation in 2012, and now advocates for increased inclusion and diversity within the NT’s resources sector for 500 female members and male associates. Each year the Women in Resources Committee hosts the Exceptional Women in Resources Awards. These awards recognise the great achievements of women,...

SANTOS Business

SANTOS COMMITS TO THE TERRITORY LONG TERM

The final investment decision (FID) on the Barossa gas project, located offshore the Northern Territory, clears the way for an investment boom in the north. The $4.8 billion Barossa gas project kickstarts the $800 million investment in the Darwin LNG life extension and pipeline tie-in projects, which will extend the facility life for about 20...

RIO TINTO Business

OPTIMISM FOR THE FUTURE

For its part, Rio Tinto says preparing the town and region for a positive future after mining and ensuring it leaves a lasting legacy are very important parts of its mine closure plan, which the miner is determined to get right. The Gove closure program is one of Rio Tinto’s largest and most complex projects Following the 2017...

SALTBUSH/KAREN SHELDON Business

MENTORING TO SUCCESS

One of these was to develop a holistic Gas Operator Training Program for a group of Aboriginal jobseekers in Tennant Creek and Mt Isa with the aim of offering two apprenticeships in Gas Operations for its 622km $800m Northern Gas Pipeline project. Jemena engaged local Aboriginal organisation Saltbush Social Enterprises (Saltbush) to facilitate...

Darwin Innovation Hub Business

Spotlight on Dr Dan Tyson

As the CEO of Desert Knowledge Australia in Alice Springs since 2019, Dan brings a wealth of experience to his role, and furthers the DIH’s commitment to provide and support dedicated resources in Alice Springs. From 2017 - 2019, Dan was CEO of Aboriginal community-controlled Sunrise Health Service Aboriginal Corporation based in Katherine....

Rirratjingy Aboriginal Corporation Business

WE’RE OPEN FOR BUSINESS

Traditional Owners want to generate the wealth needed to pay for social, cultural and job-creation programs when the bauxite mine on the Gove Peninsula closes. The refinery shut down eight years ago and the mine is scheduled to cease operation in 2043. But global resources company Rio Tinto has said that mining could stop as early as...

NT Training Awards Business

TRAINING PAYS OFF

Andy Creber was a respected 40-year-old auto-electrician when he decided to go “back to school” and become an apprentice diesel fitter.  He is now a dual tradesman and leading hand at Hastings Deering in Darwin. Andy received strong support from the company and his partner Tina, but “starting at the bottom again” was still...

Daryl Guppy Business

NT STANDS AGAINST ANTI-CHINA TIRADE

The Northern Territory community is unique in many ways. Alone among all the states and territories, the NT does not have a Chinatown. That is unique because it underlines the nature of the NT connection with China and the China diaspora. Darwin did have a Chinatown before the Second World War and in many ways it formed the heart of the...

Master Builders Northern Territory Business

PLAY TO WIN

We all know it is almost impossible to win any game from the sidelines. Crowds cheer and coaches pull levers, but it is players that execute and that is why they get to lift the cup. One of the biggest games going around right now is influencing economic development across North Australia.  What happens next will play out in shaping...