Whirlwind Diamond Project Part EL 10409 Relinquishment Technical Report November 2006

Abstract

The Whirlwinds Diamond Project is located approximately 350 kilometres SSW of Darwin, straddling both the Millik Monmir (4967) and Auvergne (4966) 1:100,000 map sheets. It is centered approximately 25 kilometres northwest of the small township of Timber Creek, over the generally topographically flat area known as Whirlwind Plain. The project consists of Exploration Licence 10409 originally covering an area of 569 square kilometres. This Licence, granted to Tawana Resource NL on the 10 October 2002, is subject to the 'Top End - Memorandum of Understanding' with the Northern Land Council. The main target is diamonds within the extensive alluvial plains, but there is also the added possibility of concealed diamondiferous intrusions hidden below the alluvium. Late in 2006, the side area wrapping around the northern and western sides was surrendered. This report confirms no active exploration has been competed within the surrendered area except for 38 ground gravity stations at 40 metre spacing on the end of Line 8000. The surrendered area totalled approximately 102.4 square kilometres (64% was retained). EL 10409 is within the Auvergne SD52-15 map sheet area.