Relinquishment report for EL 25657 Cloughs Dam for the period 30 August 2007 to 29 August 2009

Abstract

The tenement is located about 50km northwest of Alice Springs in the southern part of the Northern Territory. EL 25657 was granted to Alistair Mackie on 30th August 2007. The licence was transferred to WDR Base Metals Pty Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Western Desert Resources Ltd, on 17th June 2008. This EL was included in the 'Bushy Park' joint venture with NuPower Resources Ltd during the current year. The tenement has been reduced from 240 blocks to 130 blocks on the second anniversary. The project area straddles the contact between the Aileron Province and the Warumpi Province of the Palaeoproterozoic Arunta Block. The Exploration Licence has been little explored in the past. It is prospective for uranium, rare earths and base metal deposits. Previous exploration in the area has included reconnaissance geochemical sampling programmes and bore water sampling. An airborne EM and regional gravity survey were completed in the second year of tenure. The relinquished blocks were included in some of the previous exploration activities, in particular the stream sediment sampling and gravity survey.