EL 29009 Final and annual report for the period 17 July 2012 to 22 July 2013, Red Dog Project

Abstract

The rationale for applying for EL 29009 and other Red Dog tenements are coal seams intercepted in Permian age Bonaparte Basin Kulshill Group sediments from drilling for coal and petroleum. Desk-top study reveal multiple coal intersections >0.4 metres are reported with the greatest net coal thickness from historic drilling of 4 metres. The latter result was coal seams intercepted in drill hole Keep River-1 within EL 29010. Intercepts of coal seams are concentrated to the northeast of the Red Dog Project. The geological target is at least 100 million tonnes of thermal coal resources amenable to open pit mining. Red Dog Project is favourably located less than 100 kilometres from the deep-water port of Wyndham. The location in Northern Australian offers a competitive advantage for shipping costs compared with thermal coal shipped to Asian destinations from the Port of Newcastle in New South Wales. The work program for the year ending 16/7/13 was restricted to desktop risk/reward evaluation of EL 29009. Large areas, southeast and south-central domains of EL 29009 are covered by Proterozoic basement rocks, and are not prospective for coal. Junior explorers are finding it difficult to raise new equity capital to fund exploration. The current state of affairs necessitates continuous review of the portfolio of tenements that comprise the Red Dog Project. On a risk/reward basis, EL 29009 is considered to have too high risk because of the large area covered by Proterozoic basement and that the tenement is distal to the margin of the Bonaparte Basin. EL 29009 was relinquished to preserve funds that are better allocated towards exploring what are now considered the most prospective Red Dog tenements.