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Contacts for exploration and mining

You can contact the Mines branch using the details below.

General

For general enquiries about exploration and mining, call 08 8999 6528.

Locations

Darwin

Department of Industry, Tourism and Trade
Paspalis Centrepoint building
48-50 Smith Street (corner of Knuckey Street and Smith Street Mall)
Darwin NT 0800

GPO Box 4550
Darwin NT 0801

Alice Springs

Department of Industry, Tourism and Trade 
Arid Zone Research Institute
South Stuart Highway
Alice Springs NT 0870

PO Box 8760
Alice Springs NT 0871

Mining operations

Mining Operations unit
P: 08 8999 6528
F: 08 8999 6527
mineral.info@nt.gov.au

Mineral titles (applications and administration)

Mineral Titles unit
P: 08 8999 5322
F: 08 8981 7106
titles.info@nt.gov.au

Legacy mines

Legacy Mines unit
P: 08 8999 6528
F: 08 8999 6527
lmu.ditt@nt.gov.au

Fossicking

P: 08 8999 5322
F: 08 8981 7106
titles.info@nt.gov.au

Land tenure, title and geoscience

To find out where to find geoscientific data, tenure information and general land availability, read geoscience data and reports.

Native title and Aboriginal land

For queries about mineral titles on Aboriginal land, contact the Native Title and Aboriginal Land Rights Unit.

Level 5 Paspalis Centrepoint building
48-50 Smith Street (corner of Knuckey Street and Smith Street Mall)
Darwin NT 0800
GPO Box 4550
Darwin NT 0801

P: 08 8999 5322
F: 08 8981 7106
ntalrunit@nt.gov.au

For national native title advice, go to the National Native Title Tribunal website.

After-hours emergency

For mine emergencies outside of the business hours of 8am to 4pm ACST, call 0419 036 035.

For NT Worksafe administered safety and health emergencies, call 1800 019 115.