Final relinquishment report for EL 23596 'Elkedra River West', period ending February 20, 2004

Abstract

Exploration License EL 23596 is located on the Elkedra (SF53-07) 1:250,000 sheet in central Northern Territory. This report details all work carried out on the relinquished tenement up to February 20, 2004 by Elkedra Diamonds NL. The Elkedra River tenement does not contain any large 'bulls-eye' anomalies likely to be due to large diatremes. However there are seven small high frequency anomalies superimposed on the basement anomaly pattern, which fall within the relinquished area. These small anomalies are difficult to pick up because of the relatively high frequency high amplitude anomalies of shallow Davenport Fold Belt. Based on the amplitudes and shapes of the anomalies it is likely that they are within the regolith or are due to shallow basement. Other possible sources include basal Cambrian Andagera conglomerates in paleaovalleys. The relinquished area ranked low priority in terms of diamond prospectivity and no further work is currently warranted.