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Read moreRound 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.
Read moreRecommendation 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:
Read moreRecommendation 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:
Read moreRecommendation 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:
Read moreNew 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.
Read moreReports released to open file, August 2024
02 Sep 2024
Following is a list of reports released to the public in August 2024:
Read moreERAs opening for submission in November 2024
27 Aug 2024
The following Exploration Release Areas (ERAs) will open for applications on 11 November 2024:
Read moreRecommendation 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:
Read moreRecommendation 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:
Read moreMRT 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.
Read moreStructural geology of Tasmania updates
19 Aug 2024
The structural geology of Tasmania has recently been updated at all map scales.
Read moreNew 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.
Read moreERAs 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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