Annual report EL 25469 Sliding Rock Well for the period 2 March 2008 to 1 March 2009 Year 2

Abstract

EL 25469 was granted to A W Mackie and G J Bubner on 2nd March 2007. The licence was purchased by WDR Base Metals Pty Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Western Desert Resources Ltd, on May 2nd 2007. The tenement is located about 65km north east of Alice Springs in the southern part of the Northern Territory. The project area falls within the Aileron Province of the Palaeoproterozoic Arunta Block, which is aged between 1840-1760Ma. The local geology is complex. Strongly deformed rocks of the Arunta Block occur to the north and south of folded outliers of Heavitree Quartzite and Bitter Springs Formation of the Amadeus Basin. The tenement covers the western end of the Winneckie Goldfield. Gold was discovered in the area around 1900. Mining activities took place between 1901 and 1905, and also between 1933 and 1937, with about 1500oz of gold produced. The gold mineralisation in the Winneckie Goldfield occurs in quartz veins within the sediments of the nappe and in altered basement rocks along its northern margin. Exploration has been conducted in the area since 1978 by a number of companies for base metals, gold and diamonds. No economic deposits have been discovered. Western Desert Resources Ltd (WDR) undertook airborne magnetic/radiometric and EM surveys over the southern part of the EL in late 2007 and early 2008. A ground magnetic survey was conducted over the Sliding Rock Well prospect in April 2008. Interpretation of the data indicated that the magnetic anomaly was complex with four maxima. The eastern end had the strongest anomaly and probably the shallowest sources. Modelling of the anomaly gave a number of tabular bodies which should be tested by drilling. Interpretation of the airborne EM data has delineated a number of anomalous bedrock conductors which should be followed up. These anomalies are not associated with known mineral occurrences. The proposed exploration programme for year 3 will include ground follow-up of the anomalies delineated by the airborne EM survey. The Sliding Rock Well magnetic anomaly will be geologically mapped and rock chip sampled. Depending on the results of this work further exploration of the anomalies by surface sampling, costeaning and drilling may be undertaken.