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GEOL5022 Advanced Predictive Mineral Exploration

Open File Research

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ASSESSMENT 2 GEOL5022 Open File Data Exercise S1 2016

Year
Range
1980-1981

1985-1986

1989-1990

Tenement ID Company
Exploration Activities
TR70/7931 &
Seltrust Mining Corp Aeromagnetic survey (2 lines with 4 km spacing with
7932H
Pty Ltd
50m survey height in N-S traverse direction)
Aerial photography (black and white with 1:85,000 scale
and color photo with 1:40,000 scale)

ELs 38/58 to 38/66 Carpentaria Exp Co

Pty Ltd

E38/303-306

Aeromagnetic survey (600 line km with 70 m survey

height)
Gravity survey ( 8 line totaling 85 line km at 500m
interval)
Geological reconnaissance
Petrological and geochemical analysis
Several samples were collected and analysed

Helix Resources NL Ground gravity survey (250m station interval)

Ground magnetic survey (23-50m station interval)
Geological survey

Key Findings
Aeromagnetic could not delineate
kimberlitic type response in the targeted
area. The survey spacing is too wide.
Percussion drilling is postponed due to the
rains in the area
The source of magnetic anomaly is
interpreted as sub-vertical sequence of
Archaean BIF and/or ultramafic rocks
overlain by folded sedimentary sequence
There is low possibility of Bushveld type
deposit occurrences at the depth more than
300m
The exploration activities unable to found
gold or other metals mineralization
The magnetic anomalies that coincide with
gravity high are associated with greenstone
belt at depths between 330-500m
The targeted greenstone is interpreted has
steep dipping to the south with 300m-2km
thickness
The geological data is supporting the
geophysical model

1996-1997

E38/825,826, 827 & WMC Resources Ltd Aeromagnetic survey :

828
3,342 line km with 200m east-west line spacing flown at
60m survey height
The survey location is most of E38/827 and E38/828 and
also part of E38/826 tenements
Navigation with differential GPS at 2-3m accuracy
Gravity survey
Total 60 stations on 4km x 1km grid
Located at the southern part of the project
Geochemical sampling
Surface sampling on the southern part of the project

Magnetic basement may be present within

100m depth at southern part of the project
Gold assay result peaked in lag sampling at
24 ppb Au in sample GC394153
Maximum gold assay result in fraction soil
and HMC samples were at 4ppb and 5 ppb
respectively
Paterson Group sedimentary rocks is
present in the project area

2000m spaced line and samples collected at 200 or 400m The is no basement rocks recognized in the
project area
intervals
Two samples collected at each site (bulk soil <20cm
depth and -6+2mm lag sample) resulted in 224 bulk
soil and 209 lag samples
Bulk soil samples sieved to -75m, +125m heavy media
concentrate (HMC), and -250m for enxym leach
analysis
Lags, HMC, and fraction soil analyzed for Cr, Fe, Co, Ni,
As, Mo, Sb, W, Bi using ICP-MS
Enzyme leach samples analysed for 60 elements
Au was assayed using aqua regia and solvent extraction
Reconnaissance geological survey

1997-1998

1998-1999

E38/825,826,827 & WMC Resources Ltd Gravity survey

828
Total 187 stations on 4km E-W line and 1km along the
line
Two northern lines, 8km spaced and a line along Pt
Robert Rd
Navigation using Laverton control point and Garmin
GPS to achieve 5-10m accuracy
Geochemical sampling
Infill sampling over E38/828 and part of E38/827 in the
region with gold anomaly from 1996-1997 sampling
and at gravity stations
Fine fraction soil samples sieved to -75m and -6+2mm
lag samples collected on 400m x 100m center
A total of 940 lag samples and 1021 -75m soil samples
were collected
All of samples were analysed for a suite elements
comprising Au (ppb level detection limit), Mn, Fe, Cu,
Ni, Co, and As
Au was assayed and other elements read by ICP-MS
E38/825 to E38/828 WMC Resources Ltd Drilling :
Tenement
Type
Drillholes
Meter
E38/826
RCP
1
168
E38/825
RCP
7
1,052
Total
8
1,220

The gravity survey is covering 75% of

northern part of the project
Transported materials such as dust and
coluvium shoud be considered as
contaminant for soil samples

Archean age basement in the area is deeper

than 150 m
Of 8 drillholes, only hole ENGC7 that
intersected Archean basement

2009-2010

EL38/2204 and
EL38/2205

Greatland Pty Ltd

As, W, and Sb content were elevated in the

8 reverse circulation percussion (RCP) drilling were
two composites from hole ENGC7
conducted with depth varied from 108-204m
Three drillholes located on traverse, 7019200mN, 4
The Archean rocks are fresh, therefore
drillholes on traverse 7015600mN and 1 drillhole at
secondary gold dispersion is undeveloped
coordinate 7034000mN, 585500mE.
Drillholes distribution to gain overview of the Archean
basement
All drillholes were logged at 2m interval and 4m
composite samples sent to the lab
Samples were analysis for Au in ppb and Yamarna
project pathfinder (As, Bi, Cu, Co, Fe, Mn, Ni, Pb, Mo,
Sb, W, Zn)
The detection limit of Au is 1 ppb
Gold anomalies
Hole
Interval
Au (ppb)
Stratigraphy
ENGC1
188-192
11
Permian
ENGC7
172-176
35
Archean
ENGC7
176-180
67
Archean
All Proterozoic-Archean rocks that intercepted are fresh,
weakly weathered in Proterozoic-Permian
uncomformity, and weathered Permian sedimentary
rocks
Review of previous exploration activities in the area
Delineate several exploration target based
Reprocessing of geophysical data from Geoscience
on geophysical anomaly and other previous
Australia and DMP
exploration data
Selected four drilling targets, two for
EL38/2204 and two for EL38/2205
Drilling was not completed during the
period

2010 (01/07- EL38/2205

31/07/2010)

Greatland Pty Ltd

Diamond Drilling
(Co-funded
Hole
Easting
Government-Industry EGD 003
600670
Program)
EGD 004
599055

Northing
7014130
7017225

Depth (m)
300.9
300.8

Targeted Archaean greenstones were

intersected in both holes along with
sulphide mineralisation and quartz veining
covered by younger rocks

Drillhole samples were analysed for suite of 47 elements The highest gold result returned was 0.7m
@ 0.45g/t from 232m at EGD 004

The drillholes encountered large alteration

systems which could host major
mineralisation
Drilling has discovered a very large new
mineralised greenstone belt
2010-2011 EL38/2204

Greatland Pty Ltd

Diamond Drilling
Hole
Easting
EGD 001
583650
EGD 002
585350

Northing
7040550
7036300

Depth (m)
378.8
333.5

Archaean greenstones were intersected in

both holes along with sulphide
mineralisation and quartz veining

Archaean basement was found to be at

Drillhole samples were analysed for suite of 47 elements variable depths of 328m and 269m
The highest gold result returned was 50ppb
at EGD 002
The hole EGD 001 intercepted copper
mineralisation at 1.25m @ 0.14% Cu from
327m.

2011-2015

EL38/2204

Greatland Pty Ltd

Drilling has discovered a very large new

mineralised greenstone belt
Aeromagnetic survey
Selected highest results from MMI samples
Detailed (100m spaced) survey that cover eastern part of were 6.6ppb Au, 20ppb As, 1590ppb Cu,
460ppb Pb, 460ppb Zn
the tenement
RC Drilling
The highest gold result returned from
Hole
Easting
Northing
Depth (m)
previous diamond drilling was 1.0m at
ERC 004
570600
7039500
348
50ppb and other anomalous gold results
ERC 006
585799
7062900
300
were reported
Only samples from ERC 006 were analysed for suite of
47 elements
Geochemical sampling
Three areas were targeted for MMI (mobile metal ion)
sampling in south, north, and north-east parts of the
tenement

Drilling has discovered a very large new

mineralised greenstone belt
Based on the exploration result, the gold
mineralization is too deep for further
exploration at the time of the report

 177 samples were collected at a sample density of 800m

x 200m along E-W lines
Samples were collected from a depth of 300mm and
sieved to -2mm and analysed for a suit of 53 elements
Structural interpretation and target generation