Nobles Nob is located 13 km southeast of Tennant Creek and was discovered in 1933. Production commenced in 1939, when payable gold was struck at a depth of 16.5 m. During 1939 – 1943, about 3582 t of ore was mined to produce 80.5 kg Au. Australian Development Ltd (ADL) acquired the leases in 1948 and mined the deposit, using
underground (1949 – 1967) and open-cut (1968 – 1985) methods, to produce 34.5 t Au from 2.14 Mt of ore.
From: Northern Territory Geology Survey Report 11.