November 17, 2025
The NWT government says it still hopes to introduce new mining and exploration regulations before the 20th Assembly ends in late 2027.
The Mineral Resources Act was passed in 2019 – in the 18th Assembly, each assembly being a four-year term of government between elections.
But the act needs accompanying regulations to be drawn up and brought into force, and draft regulations still aren’t public more than six years later.