Annual report on (several) MCCs and MLCs for the period 1 October 1996 to 30 September 1997 Tennant Creek District

Abstract

This report covers tenements included in the Tennant Creek east group. It provides a brief summary of the various physical aspects of the tenure, a summary of historical exploration and a review of exploration conducted during annual reporting period. The eastern field of the Tennant Creek goldfield is a highly prospective area with a number of significant mines. This area of tenure remains a significant focus for exploration for the company. Following the acquisition of Peko Wallsend Operations Limited tenure by ADL in 1991, complexities arose pertaining to aboriginal land claims within the Tennant Creek area. Significant portions of the land claim enveloped areas of the tenure within the Tennant Creek East group. Negotiations with the Central Land Council are currently being undertaken to allow Normandy to explore on ELs within the Warramunga Land Claim area. Prior to the finalisation of negotiations with the CLC, exploration within these leases is considered to be sensitive to the negotiations and exploration by Normandy will be minimal. In recent work, low tenor Au results were obtained from drilling at Perseverance, Burnt Shirt, Nobles Nob and Red Terror. Some significant results were obtained for Au, Cu, Bi from Peko.