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 Issue 35

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 Business

ICHTHYS LNG COMMITS $24M TO RANGER PROGRAMS

Steven first began working with the rangers for work experience while he was at Nightcliff Middle School in 2008 and Darwin High School in 2013. He started working for Larrakia Rangers in 2013. Now 28, the proud Larrakia man is following in the footsteps of his uncle as a full-time ranger and leads a team of 14 Larrakia rangers. “I am a...

INPEX Education

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 Issue 35

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...

Airport Development Group Issue 35

BUSINESS FLIES HIGH WITH OUR AIRPORTS

Airport Development Group (ADG), which owns Darwin, Alice Springs and Tennant Creek airports, along with the recently acquired Mercure and Novotel hotels, is posting the contracts on the Industry Capability Networks (ICN) Gateway portal, the prime site for finding work opportunities. ADG’s Territory-born head of projects, Zac Neck,...

Commisioner of Infrastructure NT Issue 35

LEADING THE WAY TO GREATER PROSPERITY

Critical to this goal is the establishment of the Infrastructure NT Commission to strategically plan and prioritise the delivery of critical infrastructure needed to secure private sector investment and development, to deliver long-term economic prosperity and step-change the Territory’s economy. Leading the charge of Infrastructure NT is...

Cloudstreet Consulting Business

TOP WAYS TO WORK WITH POWER BI

But Covid has propelled people and businesses into a new world of databases. And with ‘big data’ comes legal, ethical and practical issues for managing these databases.  Simultaneously, data sources’ shape, size, and variety are growing exponentially worldwide. This massive growth has focused on data security and privacy issues,...

McArthur River Mine Issue 35

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,...

Karen SheldonTraining Education

TRAINING IN STYLE ON SMITH STREET

Thirty four students are learning at a new Darwin academy established by the private training organisation Karen Sheldon Training. Enrolments are increasing every week. The salon at 63 Smith Street in the city centre is attracting an increasing number of clients as it becomes better known. With the support of many private salons and...

Civil Contractors Federation NT Issue 35

SHARING THE RISK

At the moment, too much of the risk in civil construction projects is being rolled onto contractors and this is unsustainable. Civil designs that form the basis of tender documentation are often incomplete or contain errors that have knock-on effects once construction begins. More investment is needed in the upfront components of civil...