<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?><gmd:MD_Metadata xmlns:gmd="http://www.isotc211.org/2005/gmd" xmlns:gco="http://www.isotc211.org/2005/gco" xmlns:gml="http://www.opengis.net/gml" xmlns:gsr="http://www.isotc211.org/2005/gsr" xmlns:gss="http://www.isotc211.org/2005/gss" xmlns:gts="http://www.isotc211.org/2005/gts" xmlns:n1="http://purl.oclc.org/dsdl/schematron" xmlns:sch="http://purl.oclc.org/dsdl/schematron" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" uuid="2DBCB771208F06B6E040CD9B0F274EFE" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.isotc211.org/2005/gmd/gmd.xsd"><gmd:fileIdentifier><gco:CharacterString>2DBCB771208F06B6E040CD9B0F274EFE</gco:CharacterString></gmd:fileIdentifier><gmd:language><gco:CharacterString>English</gco:CharacterString></gmd:language><gmd:characterSet><gmd:MD_CharacterSetCode codeList="http://www.isotc211.org/resources/codeList?MD_CharacterSetCode" codeListValue="8859part1"/></gmd:characterSet><gmd:parentIdentifier><gco:CharacterString/></gmd:parentIdentifier><gmd:contact><gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty><gmd:individualName><gco:CharacterString>Manager Geoscience Business Systems</gco:CharacterString></gmd:individualName><gmd:organisationName><gco:CharacterString>Department of Mining and Energy</gco:CharacterString></gmd:organisationName><gmd:positionName><gco:CharacterString>Manager Geoscience Business Systems</gco:CharacterString></gmd:positionName><gmd:contactInfo><gmd:CI_Contact><gmd:phone><gmd:CI_Telephone><gmd:voice><gco:CharacterString>(08) 8999 5448</gco:CharacterString></gmd:voice><gmd:facsimile><gco:CharacterString>(08) 8999 6824</gco:CharacterString></gmd:facsimile></gmd:CI_Telephone></gmd:phone><gmd:address><gmd:CI_Address><gmd:electronicMailAddress><gco:CharacterString>geoscience.spatial@nt.gov.au</gco:CharacterString></gmd:electronicMailAddress></gmd:CI_Address></gmd:address></gmd:CI_Contact></gmd:contactInfo><gmd:role><gmd:CI_RoleCode codeList="http://www.isotc211.org/resources/codeList?CI_RoleCode" codeListValue="custodian"/></gmd:role></gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty></gmd:contact><gmd:dateStamp><gco:Date>2025-06-23</gco:Date></gmd:dateStamp><gmd:metadataStandardName><gco:CharacterString>AS/NZS ISO 19115 Geographic Information - Metadata, ANZLIC Metadata Profile</gco:CharacterString></gmd:metadataStandardName><gmd:metadataStandardVersion><gco:CharacterString>1.0</gco:CharacterString></gmd:metadataStandardVersion><gmd:MD_DataIdentification><gmd:citation><gmd:CI_Citation><gmd:title><gco:CharacterString>Northern Territory Mineral Tenure</gco:CharacterString></gmd:title><gmd:date><gmd:CI_Date><gmd:date><gco:Date>2000-01-14</gco:Date></gmd:date><gmd:dateType><gmd:CI_DateTypeCode codeList="http://www.isotc211.org/resources/codeList?CI_DateTypeCode" codeListValue="publication"/></gmd:dateType></gmd:CI_Date></gmd:date><gmd:identifier><gmd:MD_Identifier><gmd:code><gco:CharacterString>ANZNT0004006005</gco:CharacterString></gmd:code></gmd:MD_Identifier></gmd:identifier></gmd:CI_Citation></gmd:citation><gmd:abstract><gco:CharacterString>The Department of Mining and Energy stores and manages current and historical mining tenure data within the Northern Territory's jurisdiction as part of the provisions of the Mineral Titles Act, Petroleum Act, Energy Pipelines Act, Geothermal Energy Act, and, where applicable, the Commonwealth Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976 (ALRA) and the Native Title Act 1993.  Data includes spatial boundaries for all current tenure, tenure application and transactions affecting that tenure.</gco:CharacterString></gmd:abstract><gmd:resourceMaintenance><gmd:MD_MaintenanceInformation><gmd:maintenanceAndUpdateFrequency><gmd:MD_MaintenanceFrequencyCode codeList="http://www.isotc211.org/resources/codeList?MD_MaintenanceFrequencyCode" codeListValue="daily"/></gmd:maintenanceAndUpdateFrequency></gmd:MD_MaintenanceInformation></gmd:resourceMaintenance><gmd:resourceConstraints><gmd:MD_LegalConstraints><gmd:useLimitation><gco:CharacterString>No access constraints on the provision of non-commercial tenement information, however commencial or sensitive information is managed internally within the Department of Primary Industry and Resources and only released as per the legislative requirements of applicable legislation.
The data or product is copyright of the Northern Territory Government. The data and other information may be reproduced or used to develop other products but any such copies or works must acknowledge the Northern Territory Geological Survey, on behalf of the Northern Territory of Australia as the source of the original data or information.
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Exploration Licences and Mining tenement boundaries issued prior to 2000 have been captured from various paper based maps and may be accurate to +-125m.</gco:CharacterString></gmd:explanation><gmd:pass><gco:Boolean>0</gco:Boolean></gmd:pass></gmd:DQ_ConformanceResult></gmd:result></gmd:DQ_AbsoluteExternalPositionalAccuracy></gmd:report><gmd:report><gmd:DQ_NonQuantitativeAttributeAccuracy><gmd:result><gmd:DQ_ConformanceResult><gmd:specification><gmd:CI_Citation><gmd:title><gco:CharacterString/>not known</gmd:title><gmd:date><gmd:CI_Date><gmd:date gco:nilReason="not known"/><gmd:dateType gco:nilReason="not known"/></gmd:CI_Date></gmd:date></gmd:CI_Citation></gmd:specification><gmd:explanation><gco:CharacterString>Not known</gco:CharacterString></gmd:explanation><gmd:pass><gco:Boolean>0</gco:Boolean></gmd:pass></gmd:DQ_ConformanceResult></gmd:result></gmd:DQ_NonQuantitativeAttributeAccuracy></gmd:report><gmd:lineage><gmd:LI_Lineage><gmd:statement><gco:CharacterString>Exploration Licences and Minerals Titles are based on mathematical intersections of geographical coordinates and/or graticular blocks provided by the applicant during the tenure application process. Exploration Licences and Mining tenements issued prior to 2000 have also been captured from existing paper based maps. Accuracy of data is generally dependent upon the scale of the map the data was initially plotted on, with scales ranging from 1:50K to 1:250K. 
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