Combined annual report for the period ending 1 September 2009

Abstract

Exploration for the period was confined to tenements EL 10383 and EL 10385 due to delays in heritage clearances over 10386 and 10387. Desktop targeting using published geology, regional airborne magnetics, radiometrics, Landsat TM and Aster data and sparse government rock chip data resulted in the generation of 59 anomalies which were ranked for field testing. On tenements EL 10383 and EL 10385, 164 float, 63 calcrete, 61 lag and 323 vegetation samples were collected in late 2008 with assays received in January 2009. The results were assessed and in late August 2009, 6 areas were revisited from which anomalous copper and nickel is reported. 472 Niton field portable XRF readings and 7 float samples were collected. Results included Ni readings up to 2500ppm and Cu readings up to 504ppm. At the same time, heritage clearances were partially completed over tenements EL10386 and EL10387 with the expectation that field sampling will be possible in late 2009 or 2010.