2026 AGES provisional program now available
The provisional program for the 2026 Annual Geoscience Exploration Seminar (AGES) is now available.
To view the program, go to the Resourcing the Territory website.
AGES will be held at the Alice Springs Convention Centre from 14 to 15 April.
Each year, experts convene at AGES to share high-quality advice and mineral and energy geoscience data – the wheelhouse to mineral and energy discovery and investment that fuels the Territory’s economy.
AGES plays a critical role in supporting ongoing exploration and delivering real economic benefits for Territorians.
Exploration remains fundamental to sustaining a strong pipeline of future mining projects.
AGES is worth its weight in gold because it brings together the data, the science and the industry expertise that unlocks the Territory’s prospectivity and resource potential.
The provisional program features confirmed industry speakers from Deep Yellow, Emmerson Resources, Encounter Resources, Geognostics, KGL Resources, Patronus Resources, Prodigy Gold, PC Gold, and Tennant Mines, with more still to come.
AGES delegates will be among the first to access insights from the Northern Territory Geological Survey, Geoscience Australia, industry proponents and academics.
Highlights include:
- rapid copper and gold resource growth and new mining developments around Tennant Creek
- insights on the resource potential of the greater McArthur Basin
- geological updates on the Beetaloo Sub-basin as it moves into pilot production
- a focus on Pine Creek and its gold, copper endowment, as well as the latest gold news from the Tanami.
The NT remains one of Australia’s most prospective, but underdeveloped, regions for gold. Gold production in the Territory reached a record $1.7 billion in gold production value in 2024–25.
Copper remains central to global decarbonisation and electrification, with demand rapidly expected to outgrow supply. Alongside established commodities such as bauxite, manganese, zinc, uranium and iron ore, the Territory is building a broad and diverse minerals sector to underpin long-term economic growth.
For more event details and to register, go to the Resourcing the Territory website.
For media enquiries, contact Olivia Sherlock on 0407 089 389.
