Funding to undertake exploration drilling programs in the Northern Territory

The Geophysics and Drilling Collaborations Program provides funding for exploratory drilling and geophysics in areas of the Northern Territory that have not yet been explored.

Overview

This program provides co-funding for drilling and geophysical acquisition projects that will improve geological knowledge in greenfields and brownfields areas in the Northern Territory.

Co-funding assistance is available for up to half of the eligible direct program costs and  varies depending on the project being undertaken.

Check if you can apply

To be eligible, applicants must:

• be conducting exploration drilling and geophysics in underexplored areas of the Northern Territory
• prove financial and technical capacity
• hold public liability insurance.

Further assessment criteria apply.