Final JV report on exploration activities completed on the Marrakai joint venture tenements during the period 1 August 1996 to 31 July 1997

Abstract

This report contains comprehensive summary of the exploration activities in the area. Work included soil sampling and RC drilling of the Bandicoot prospect, RC drilling of the Marrakai prospect, soil, rock chip and stream sediment sampling and geological prospecting of all the area. Soil sampling indicated gold anomalous zones with value of up to 1265ppb Au. RC drilling was conducted to test these anomalies but no significant mineralisation was identified. Rock chip samples collected from the western part of the EL 9155 didn't show higer value then 1.67g-t. A program of regional drainage sampling was completed (34 samples) and a maximum of 2.2ppb weak gold anomalism was indicated in the southern corner of the area. Southern part of the tenement was inspected for the source of the gold anomalies but failed to reveal any geological features or structures of a mineralised source.