Fourth and final report for EL 24725 Robinson River Project for the period ending 15 September 2009

Abstract

EL 24725 falls on Aboriginal Freehold Land in the Robinson River locality. The EL is in an area with potential diamondiferous kimberlites and base metal mineralisation. Previous work in the area has found up to five microdiamonds, five chromites and a single picro-ilmenite. Macrodiamonds are known to occur within 30km of the area and the Merlin diamond deposit is to the west of the licence. An aeromagnetic survey has indicated up to 23 discrete magnetic features resembling kimberlites. In 2007, Gulf Mining Company entered into a Joint Venture with Dingo Resources Pty Ltd and Dingo Resources carried out work on this EL (and others) until it terminated the Joint Venture in early 2008. Following clearance negotiation by Dingo Resources with the Northern Land Council (NLC), a sampling program was commenced and abandoned in the 2007 field season by a team of 2 Geologists and 2 Field assistants with two vehicles. In addition a total of 6 aboriginal monitors were involved in the program. The aim was to visit as many of the 23 discrete magnetic features as possible and obtain stream or soil samples. The access difficulties resulted in no samples being acquired from EL 24725. A good relationship had been founded with the Northern Land Council (NLC) and the inhabitants of Robinson River Community. It was proposed to carry out further work using a helicopter. The Joint Venture with Dingo Resources was terminated by Dingo Resources in early 2008. Gulf Mining Company attempted to find another Joint Venture party during 2008 and into 2009 without success. There was no further field work undertaken. As a Joint Venture party could not be found, EL 24725 was surrendered on 15 September 2009.