EL 5891 King River Project Annual report 2000 field season

Abstract

The current years exploration program concentrated principally on the systematic core drilling of the Aurari Fault Zone. The drilling was directed at further evaluating the alteration and associated occurrences of low grade uranium mineralisation associated with sections of the Aurari Fault. Supplementing the above work, detailed airborne magnetics and radiometrics were flown by Universal Tracking Systems Pty Ltd and several ground gravity traverses were completed by Daishat Pty Ltd. Both surveys were restricted to specific areas of the Aurari Fault Zone. The major result of the 2000 exploration program was the discovery of wide intersections of low grade uranium mineralisation within the Aurari Fault Zone. Several drill holes intersected structurally disturbed and mineralised quartzofeldspathic gneisses beneath a shallow eastward dipping sill of Oenpelli dolerite. The remaining holes, although failing to intersect mineralisation, have provided valuable lithological and structural information, further adding to the knowledge of the prospective Aurari environment.