Final report for EL 26957 Esmeralda, Copperfield Project for the period 20 May 2009 to 22 March 2013

Abstract

During the period of tenure for EL 26957, a desktop study of the project area and its prospectivity was undertaken. This exercise involved obtaining previous geological, geochemical and geophysical data from the Northern Territory Geological Survey. Geological, geophysical and geochemical data were captured into GIS systems and assessed. An initial review of all these data indicated some potential for the presence of uranium mineralisation along the granite contact. Numerous geological reconnaissance traverses with a handheld scintillometer and a portable gamma-ray spectrometer failed to find any evidence of uranium mineralisation. Most radioactivity in the area appears to be caused by elevated thorium associated with the Allamber Springs Granite Due to the decreased prospectivity, the continuing weak uranium market, and a Company-wide consolidation of holdings, the title was relinquished in March 2013.