This is getting fast tracted. NT government overseas trade missions could involved the USA government as Tungston is listed as mineral deemed critical to USA National Security and Trump has: allow state-backed investments in critical minerals projects in Australia

https://www.usgs.gov/news/interior-releases-2018-s-final-list-35-minerals-deemed-critical-us-national-security-and


Also in the recent Execitive Order by Trump:

• Trump to allow state-backed investments in critical minerals projects in Australia
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• https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/executive-order-addressing-threat-domestic-supply-chain-reliance-critical-minerals-foreign-adversaries/

Major project status policy framework

benefits of major project status include:

• - an acknowledgement by the NT Government of the significance of the project to the NT
• - identification and mapping of project related government approvals
• - whole of government coordination and facilitation of the project and project related government approvals
• - opportunity to use NT Government investment attraction activities, which include overseas trade missions, to access markets and potential sources of finance, and
• - a dedicated project case manager appointed as the single point contact till project delivery.

https://business.nt.gov.au/publications/policies/major-project-status-policy-framework