Securities held for mining sites

Operators carrying out mining activities must lodge a security with the Northern Territory (NT) Government.

This applies to activities authorised under the Mining Management Act 2001.

The mining security is a type of safeguard mechanism.

It covers anticipated costs if the government needs to take action to:

• prevent, minimise or rectify environmental harm caused by mining activities on or off the mining site or
• complete rehabilitation work.

The amount of security is based on the amount of disturbance likely to be caused by the authorised mining activities and is subject to the approved mining management plan. To find out more about how it's calculated, read more about security.

The department currently holds a total of $1,744,737,057.78 in mining securities as of 1 April 2024.

Get a list of all mining securities XLSX (28.2 KB) held for current mining projects.

Contact

For more information, email mineral.info@nt.gov.au.