Final Report for Red Hackle EL 8367 for the period 20 April 1994 to 25 January 1999

Abstract

Initial evaluation of the licence included the preparation of a photogeological map and regolith map obtained from the synthesis of remote sensed and aerial photographic data. The tenement has been systematically evaluated by various programs of vacuum, RAB drilling, lag and rock chip sampling. Red Hackle and Tall Ships anomalies were initially located. The Red Hackle area broadly delineated a zone of arsenic anomalism over 7 km strike length with some associated gold anomalism. Drilling indicated major structures had localised mineralising fluids mainly associated with the Jack Shear and Smoking Gun Fault, however anomalism was sub economic with the better results being 3m @ 144 ppb. There is however arsenic and copper anomalism in the area but is spatially unrelated to the gold. Other areas showing gold anomalism include Red Handed, Auraria. The better result includes 16 m @ 0.3 g/t Au at Red Handed and is possibly associated with a secondary fault structure. Regional exploration did not obtain significant geochemical anomalism.