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Round 10 EDGI funding recipients announced

26 Sep 2024

Five successful projects will share $350,000 in grants from the tenth round of Exploration Drilling Grant Initiative (EDGI) funding.

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Recommendation to Grant EL10/2024 - Surrey Hills

23 Sep 2024

The Director of Mines intends to recommend to the Minister for Resources that he grant the following exploration licence:

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Recommendation to Grant EL13/2024 - Beaconsfield

23 Sep 2024

The Director of Mines intends to recommend to the Minister for Resources that he grant the following exploration licence:

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Recommendation to Grant EL14/2024 - Golconda Road

23 Sep 2024

The Director of Mines intends to recommend to the Minister for Resources that he grant the following exploration licence:

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New geochemical tool for mineral explorers in the Mount Read Volcanics

09 Sep 2024

A research team, including Michael Vicary from Mineral Resources Tasmania, has published a new lithogeochemical tool for explorers in Tasmania's Mount Read Volcanics.

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Reports released to open file, August 2024

02 Sep 2024

Following is a list of reports released to the public in August 2024:

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ERAs opening for submission in November 2024

27 Aug 2024

The following Exploration Release Areas (ERAs) will open for applications on 11 November 2024:

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Recommendation to Grant EL8/2024 - Cressy

26 Aug 2024

The Director of Mines intends to recommend to the Minister for Resources that he grant the following exploration licence:

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Recommendation to Grant EL11/2024 - Lake Burbury

26 Aug 2024

The Director of Mines intends to recommend to the Minister for Resources that he grant the following exploration licence:

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MRT contributes to global magnetite-apatite ores study

21 Aug 2024

A global collaboration, including researchers from Canada, Spain, USA, Australia (Ralph Bottrill from MRT), China, Germany and Iran, has produced an innovative paper on the contribution of molten salts to the formation of magnetite-apatite ores.

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Structural geology of Tasmania updates

19 Aug 2024

The structural geology of Tasmania has recently been updated at all map scales.

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New study defines resistivity anomalies in central and eastern Tasmania

07 Aug 2024

A collaborative study supported by MRT provides encouragement for critical minerals and geothermal energy exploration in Tasmania's Midlands.

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ERAs opening for submission in October 2024

07 Aug 2024

The following Exploration Release Areas (ERAs) will open for applications on 21 October 2024:

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