Minerals Alert July 2008

South Kimberley

WA

Airborne magnetic and radiometric

74.6%

N/A

163,000 line km; north-south area of 57,920 km²

400 m

60 m

Data acquisition commenced on 24 January 2008. The survey will cover parts of the Lennard River, Lansdowne, Noonkanbah, Mount Ramsay, Mount Bannerman 1:250 000 Map Sheets.

Byro

WA

Airborne magnetic and radiometric

75.3%

N/A

83,855 line km; east-west Area 29,750 km²

400 m

60 m

Data acquisition commenced on 3 April for the provision of magnetic and radiometric data over the Byro region of Western Australia. The survey covers parts of the Wooramel, Glenburgh, Yaringa and Byro 1:250 000 Map sheets.

West Musgrave

WA

Gravity

100%

3,800 new stations. Over an approx area 24,340 km²

N/A

2.5 km grid, east-west

N/A

Data acquisition commenced on 2 May and was completed on 6 June 2008 for the provision of gravity data in the West Musgrave region of Western Australia. The survey covers parts of the Bentley, Scott, Talbot and Cooper 1:250 000 Map Sheets.

Balladonia

WA

Airborne magnetic and radiometric

N/A

N/A

43,449 line km; east-west over an approx area 14,960 km²

400 m

60 m

The survey covers parts of the Balladonia, NOrseman, Widgiemooltha and Zanthus 1:250 000 Map Sheets.

Cooper Basin East

Qld

Airborne magnetic and radiometric

70.1%

N/A

214,352 line km; north-south over an area of approx 76,980 km²

400 m

60 m

Data acquisition commenced on 9 January 2008. The survey covers parts of the Windorah, Eromanga, Quilpie, Thargomindah, Toompine, Bulloo and Eulo 1:250 000 Map Sheets.

Normanton

Qld

Airborne magnetic and radiometric

22.1%

N/A

114,487 line km; east-west over an area of approx 40,840 km²

400 m

80 m

The survey has been temporarily delayed following a fatal crash of the survey aircraft on 15 May. The survey is expected to resume in July 2008. The survey covers parts of the Galbraith, Walsh, Normanton and Red River 1:250 000 Map Sheets.

North West Tasmania Offshore

Tas

Airborne Magnetic

100%

N/A

39,075 line km; east-west over an area of approx 27,512 km²

800 m

90 m

Data acquisition commenced on 20 January 2008 and was completed on 6 April 2008. Final data were accepted by Geoscience Australia in June. The survey covers an area west of King Island.

Central Arunta

NT

Gravity

44.8%

11,100 new stations. Over an approx area of 97,600 km²

N/A

4.0 km grid; east-west; with selected areas for infill at 500 m to 2 km

N/A

The survey covers parts of the Mount Peake, Barrow Creek, Napperby, Alcoota, Huckitta, Hermannsburg, Alice Springs, Illogwa Creek and Hay River 1:250 000 Map Sheets.

Paterson

N/A

Airborne Electromagnetic

49.2%

N/A

29,199 line km over an area of approx 45,189 km²

N/A

N/A

New data will be acquired over two areas separated by the Rudall River National Park. The southern area comprises approximately 9,109 line km of northeast-southwest flight lines spaced 1 and 2 km apart with a flying height of 120 m above ground level. The northern area comprises approximately 20,090 line km of east-west flight lines spaced 1, 2 and 6 km apart with a flying height of 120 m above ground level. Data acquisition over the southern survey area was completed on 25 November 2007. Data acquisition re-commenced in the northern survey area on 27 May.