NT airports Business

AIRPORT BOOSTS EXPORT MARKET

Territorians have always known that we have world-class food to export, especially mangoes and seafood. But the problem has always been getting it to market on time and for a good price. A new state-of-the-art freight and cold storage hub at Darwin International Airport will revolutionise the export of high-end products. “It’s a...

Business

MINE GIVEN GO AHEAD

In a significant boost for the NT economy and prospects for local jobs, the Territory Government has granted final approval to Core Lithium to commence development of its new mine in the Top End. The Finniss project, 35 kilometres west of Berry Springs, is a proposed open-cut lithium mine. It is the first lithium mine to be approved outside...

INPEX Business

CREATING CAREERS AT INPEX

INPEX is keen to attract, train and develop people who want to make their mark. A vibrant company committed to discovering and delivering global energy solutions, INPEX is operating the world-class Ichthys LNG development. With 40 years of Ichthys LNG operations and new ventures ahead, the company is attracting determined and passionate people...

McArthur River Mining Issue 31

JERVOIS MINE APPROVED

In a huge win for local jobs, the mining management plan for the Jervois base metal project in Central Australia has officially been given the green light by the Territory Government. The project, 380 kilometres north east of Alice Springs, has the potential to create 350 jobs during peak production.  Government approval allows Kentor...

Winnellie Hydraulics Business

GAS POWERED GROWTH

Winnellie Hydraulics is a textbook example of how a good local firm can expand because of the presence of global resources companies. Fitter and turner Richard Nicholson started the business in a small workshop in Darwin in 1983. He probably doesn’t remember the turnover in that year – but it wasn’t much. Today, the company enjoys...

Origin Business

KYALLA: A STORY OF FIRSTS

Thirty-five kilometres east of the Stuart Highway and about 70 kilometres south-east of Daly Waters as the cocky flies, stands Origin’s Kyalla 117 gas well. It’s in the heart of the Northern Territory’s Beetaloo Basin, the first of five such geological areas of strategic significance, identified by the Federal Government as having the...

Department of Trade, Business, and Innovation Business

HEART OF THE MATTER

The very heart of the Northern Territory will be top of the agenda at the NT’s premier mineral and petroleum exploration conference. New geological survey data for the Barkly Tablelands and exciting drill results from the Beetaloo sub-basin will be detailed at the Annual Geoscience Exploration Seminar in Alice Springs from April...

Department of Trade, Business, and Innovation Business

UNLOCKING THE BEETALOO

The Beetaloo Sub-basin’s resource potential is a significant opportunity for the economic recovery of the Northern Territory (NT) and Australia. Industry analysis projects that Beetaloo development could produce 6,000 jobs by 2040. Economic activity could increase between $18.0 billion and $36.8 billion over the same period.  The...

Energy Club NT Business

PERFECTLY PLACED

As a regional jurisdiction, the experience of the Northern Territory supply chain is often underestimated.  While our size and population may be deceiving, this understated capability may just be our trump card in the race to attract investment. While capacity has been through ebbs and flows with fluctuating demand, the truth is, there...

MCARTHUR RIVER MINE Business

MRM: PROUD OF STAFF AND COMMUNITY

The pandemic lockdown began a month later. But rather than panic, Steven and the McArthur River Mine (MRM) management team set about ensuring two things: the safety of staff and local community members, and a safe and sustainable operation. Both have been achieved – there has been no community or site transmission of covid-19 and the...

Rimfire Group Business

RIMFIRE ENERGISES THE SOLAR WORLD

The projects are: • A 10MW single-axis tracking solar farm on a 20-hectare site at Batchelor, 100 kilometres south of Darwin. • A 12.5MW gas-fired power installation on 16,000 square metres at Hudson Creek on the outskirts of Darwin. Rimfire’s project team did all the complicated groundwork, including securing the land for both...

Resources Week Business

RESOURCES WEEK GOES VIRTUAL

NT Resources Week is usually held at the Darwin Convention Centre. But the coronavirus crisis has forced leading events management company Informa to go online for everyone’s safety. The conference has been expanded by one day to three and will run from November 11-13. It will have two elements – SEAAOC, the South-East Asia and Australia...