EL 9334, New Year Dam, EL 9336, Mount Ooraminna, EL 9338 Eagle Bore and EL 9339 Mount Burrell, combined first annual report for period ending, 3-11-1996

Abstract

874 soil, 109 stream sediment and 118 rock chip samples were collected from the project area. 5 areas were identified as being above background values for Cu, Pb, Zn over more than one line, with 11 isolated soil sample lines with one or more elevated value. The rock chip samples returned anomalous base metal values with maximum values of 1800ppm As, 3600ppm Co, 1300ppm Cu, 960ppm Ni, 580ppm Pb, and 5300ppm Zn. These elevated values were associated with high Fe (max 60.6%) and Mn (29.8%). The association suggests scavenging, however further investigation is warranted. The stream sediment program also identified a couple of areas with elevated Cu, Zn, Co, Pb.