First annual mineral report EL's 10216, 10217, 10398 and 10399 Solitaire Project for year ending 26 September 2001

Abstract

Work included airborne geophysical surveys (aeromagnetic, radiometric and digital elevation survey), surface sampling program and drilling program. The new aeromagnetic survey identified several low amplitude short-strike magnetic features and gave better definition of magnetic linears lying beneath the paleodrainage systems. A broad east-west trending potassium anomaly was highlighted and drilling in this area returned potassic altered granite and tonalite with no significant mineralisation. The maximum lag gold value received was 12ppb from the northwest corner of EL 10217, but result could not be confirmed with subsequent re-sampling. Rock chip assays results were not encouraging with the highest values being 6ppb Au and 84 ppm Cu from a large east-west trending quartz vein near the eastern tenement boundary of EL 10217. There were no significant multi-element assay results from either the lag or rock chip samples. There was no significant intercepts being returned from the drilling program.